HF 920 (LSB 2372YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 920

BY  INGELS, YOUNG, ANDREWS, LATHAM, WELDON, DUNWELL, JENEARY, BRADLEY, BOSSMAN, BODEN, WOOD, SIECK, GEHLBACH, WILZ, LOHSE, GUSTOFF, COLLINS, HOLT, HAYES, SEXTON, STONE, GEARHART, BARKER, BLOOMINGDALE, BLOM, FETT, SORENSEN, WENGRYN, RINKER, JONES, GERHOLD, SITZMANN, and MOORE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —— DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM —— SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, in addition to any other funding appropriated for such purpose, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   To provide grants to support the double up food bucks program administered by the Iowa healthiest state initiative to make fresh fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other participating locations accessible to individuals and families who reside in this state and receive assistance through the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   1.  Beginning January 1, 2026, the department of health and human services, in cooperation with the Iowa healthiest state initiative, shall submit an annual report to the general assembly that provides the following information related to the double up food bucks program, including but not limited to:
   a.  The number of participants in the program.
   b.  The participating locations, including location type, providing access to participants in the program.
   c.  The annual redemption amount and the annual redemption rate of participants in the program.
   2.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under this section shall not revert at the close of the fiscal year, but shall remain available for the purposes designated.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the double up food bucks program by making a supplemental appropriation from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for fiscal year 2025-2026, in addition to any other funding appropriated for such purpose for the same fiscal year, to provide grants to support the double up food bucks program administered by the Iowa healthiest state initiative to make fresh fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other participating locations accessible to individuals and families who reside in this state and receive assistance through the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.
   Beginning January 1, 2026, HHS, in cooperation with the Iowa healthiest state initiative, shall submit an annual report to the general assembly that provides information related to the double up food bucks program including the number of participants, the participating locations, and the annual redemption amount and rate. Moneys appropriated under the bill do not revert at the close of the fiscal year but remain available for the purposes of the double up food bucks program.