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.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the State of California to develop a strategic master plan to end hunger in California.