TANF benefits; remove certain restrictions and penalties for applicants and recipients.

HB 129 would have modified Mississippi's TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program to remove several barriers for applicants and recipients. It proposed increasing income and resource eligibility limits, eliminating the "family cap" (which limited benefits to one child), and deleting mandatory job searches, drug testing requirements, and strict work participation rules. The bill also changed sanctions for non-compliance to apply only to the individual involved, not the entire family, and waived work requirements in high-unemployment areas or during disasters. However, the bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and did not become law.