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PA HB2357
PA HB2357Establishing the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program and the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program Account; and making an appropriation.
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Introduced
05/30/2024
05/30/2024
In Committee
06/25/2024
06/25/2024
Crossed Over
06/12/2024
06/12/2024
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2023-2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program and the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program Account; and making an appropriation.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program, which is a benefit incentive program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to purchase eligible fruits and vegetables at eligible food retailers. It creates the Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program Account, a restricted account in the General Fund, to be used exclusively for the program. The Department of Agriculture will select a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization to administer the program for at least two years, and the grantee must provide a minimum 40-cent benefit incentive for every $1 of SNAP benefits redeemed on eligible produce. The grantee must also evaluate the program biennially and submit a report to the department and the General Assembly.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (27)
Eddie Pashinski (D)*,
Aerion Abney (D),
Danilo Burgos (D),
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),
Scott Conklin (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
José Giral (D),
Roni Green (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Manny Guzman (D),
Pat Harkins (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Kristine Howard (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Emily Kinkead (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Dave Madsen (D),
La'Tasha Mayes (D),
Bob Merski (D),
Darisha Parker (D),
Mark Rozzi (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Last Action
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS (on 06/25/2024)
Taxonomy
Agriculture
- ‐ Food and Nutrition Programs
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2357 | 05/29/2024 |
| House Fiscal Note PN 3192 | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2023/0/HB2357P3192.pdf | 06/12/2024 |
| House Amendment A04857 (PN 3192) | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2357&pn=3192&aYear=2023&an=04857 | 06/11/2024 |
| House Amendment A04880 (PN 3192) | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2357&pn=3192&aYear=2023&an=04880 | 06/11/2024 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2357&pn=3192 | 05/30/2024 |
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