Melissa Hurtado
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 16
Author
Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including, among others, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. This bill would declare that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. The bill would require all relevant state agencies, including the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health, to consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and grant criteria are pertinent to the distribution of food and nutrition assistance. The bill would also require, by January 1, 2023, the State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Department of Conservation, to submit a report to the Legislature relating to food access and recommendations to increase the availability of sufficient affordable and healthy food.
August 26 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
July 14 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 16 hearing postponed by committee.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 1280.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1182.) (May 20).
Set for hearing May 20.
May 3 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 3.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 589.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Set for hearing March 23.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
Read first time.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB108 | HTML |
| 01/05/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/17/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/20/21 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/19/21- Senate Human Services | |
| 04/30/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/29/21- Assembly Human Services | |
| 07/12/21- Assembly Appropriations |
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