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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2198: SNAP and Medicaid benefits; confirm status as eligible alien under federal law to be eligible for.

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

SB 2198 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SNAP and Medicaid benefits; confirm status as eligible alien under federal law to be eligible for. Primary sponsor: Joey Fillingane (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
Joey FillinganePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate41

“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 Public Health and Welfare

Sources

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