Bill Text: CA AB1961 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: End Hunger in California Act of 2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-05 - In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. [AB1961 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1961-Introduced.html
Bill Title: End Hunger in California Act of 2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-05 - In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. [AB1961 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1961-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1961
Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks |
January 29, 2024 |
An act relating to food access.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1961, as introduced, Wicks.
Food access: strategic plan.
Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including, among others, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the State of California to develop a strategic master plan to end hunger in California.