West Virginia House Bill 2341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources to implement a state-wide nutrition incentive program that encourages citizens who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to consume fresh, healthy, and locally grown food from eligible food items purchased at local farmer's markets and participating grocers, and providing for an equal SNAP credit for the use of additional farmer market purchases up to $40 a month.

Incentivizing the Sale of Healthy, Local Produce.

Del. Rickey Griffith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	To House Finance
2023-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-11	House	To Finance
2023-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	2	6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2341&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2341%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2341