HB 24-1416

House Bill 24-1416 creates the Healthy Food Incentives Program in Colorado, which aims to help low-income residents access fresh fruits and vegetables grown locally. The program will be run by the Department of Public Health and Environment in partnership with a nonprofit organization experienced in similar initiatives. For the fiscal year 2024-25, $500,000 has been allocated from the state's general fund to start this program. Since Governor Polis signed it into law on April 29, 2024, the program is now active and ready to begin operations.

Official Summary

The act creates the healthy food incentives program (program) in the department of public health and environment (department) to be administered by the prevention services division (division). The division shall partner with a statewide nonprofit organization that has experience in supporting healthy food incentives programs to provide healthy food incentives that benefit Colorado's low-income populations. The healthy food incentives must attempt to improve access to fresh Colorado-grown fruits and vegetables within Colorado's low-income communities. The act requires the division and the nonprofit organization to limit their administrative expenses. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $500,000 is appropriated to the department from the general fund for use by the division to implement the program. APPROVED by Governor April 29, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 29, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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