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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi House Bill 883 Appropriates $1 Million to Expand Mental Health Services for Former Inmates
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Brown
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 883 appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to the State Department of Mental Health for 2027 to expand outpatient and community-based mental health services for formerly incarcerated individuals diagnosed with a mental illness while in state custody.
The measure directs state funding specifically toward mental health treatment for people transitioning out of correctional facilities, with half of the total amount earmarked for community mental health centers.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Department of Mental Health
Receives a $1,000,000 appropriation and is responsible for distributing up to $500,000 of it to community mental health centers.
Community mental health centers
Eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 distributed by the Department of Mental Health for outpatient and community-based services.
Former inmates with mental illness
Target population for the expanded outpatient and community-based mental health services.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 25, 2026House02/25 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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