SB 852: Healthy Foods Retail Act
GENERAL BILL by Siplin
Healthy Foods Retail Act; Directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a financing program to help fund projects that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved areas; authorizing the department to contract with other organizations to administer the program; specifying how the funding is to be used; providing who is eligible for funding; providing criteria for project funding and evaluation; requiring an annual report to the Legislature; authorizing available funds to be leveraged to access federal funding; authorizing the department to adopt rules, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Agriculture (AG)
- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/7/2011 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/6/2011 | Senate |
• Referred to Agriculture; Budget -SJ 72 |
| 12/22/2011 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/12/12, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 1/10/2012 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 72 |
| 1/12/2012 | Senate |
• Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 135 • Now in Budget -SJ 135 |
| 1/13/2012 | Senate |
• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 160 • Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations |
| 2/23/2012 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 401 Senate Office Building |
| 2/28/2012 | Senate |
• Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 721 |
| 2/29/2012 | Senate |
• Now in Budget -SJ 721 |
| 3/6/2012 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 902 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 902 |
| 3/9/2012 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar |
