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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1513: SNAP and Medicaid benefits; persons who are not US citizens are not eligible for unless meet definition of an eligible alien.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1513 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SNAP and Medicaid benefits; persons who are not US citizens are not eligible for unless meet definition of an eligible alien. Primary sponsor: Fred Shanks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fred ShanksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Medicaid

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source