SB 25-169
signedRestaurant Meals Program
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedSenate Bill 25-169, also known as the Restaurant Meals Program, aims to allow eligible recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their benefits to buy hot or prepared meals at participating restaurants starting no later than January 1, 2026. This bill would affect SNAP participants and local restaurants that choose to participate in the program. The governor has signed this bill into law, meaning it will go ahead as planned with the department of human services applying to implement it by the deadline.
Official Summary
No later than January 1, 2026, the act requires the department of human services to submit an application to the United States department of agriculture food and nutrition service to implement a restaurant meals program that allows eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients to purchase hot or prepared foods at participating restaurants.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- Senate
- First action
- 2025-05-13
- Latest action
- 2025-02-19
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
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Votes
BILL
2025-04-30 · House · pass — Yes: 44 · No: 21 · Other: —
BILL
2025-04-21 · Senate · pass — Yes: 34 · No: 1 · Other: —