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MA S48

Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an agricultural healthy incentives program in Massachusetts. The program will provide a matching benefit of one dollar on the recipient's EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card for every dollar of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits redeemed for the purchase of fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruits and vegetables, subject to limits set by the Department of Transitional Assistance. The bill also creates the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Fund, which will be jointly administered by the Department of Agricultural Resources and the Department of Transitional Assistance, to receive public and private funding for the program. The Department of Transitional Assistance is required to apply for any available federal programs, such as the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants, to provide additional matching benefits for the program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (57)

Brian Ashe (D),  John Barrett (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  Joseph Boncore (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Will Brownsberger (D),  Harriette Chandler (D),  Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),  Nick Collins (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  William Crocker (R),  Julian Cyr (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Ryan Fattman (R),  Barry Finegold (D),  Cindy Friedman (D),  Anne Gobi (D),  Danielle Gregoire (D),  Adam Hinds (D),  Donald Humason (R),  Dan Hunt (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Hannah Kane (R),  Mary Keefe (D),  Ed Kennedy (D),  Kay Khan (D),  John Lawn (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Eric Lesser (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Harold Naughton (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Dave Robertson (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  John Rogers (D),  Angelo Scaccia (D),  Todd Smola (R),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Walter Timilty (D),  José Tosado (D),  Dean Tran (R),  James Welch (D),  Susannah Whipps (I),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2426 (on 12/02/2019)
(6 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S48
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S48.pdf
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