SF 232 (LSB 1745SV (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 232

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1012)

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 for the same fiscal year, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   The appropriation made in this section shall be used to provide a grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support the double up food bucks program 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.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates $1 million from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for FY 2025-2026, in addition to any other funding appropriated for such purpose for the same fiscal year, to be used to provide a grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support the double up food bucks program. The program makes 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.