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IN SB 276

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Farmers' market nutrition assistance programs.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

Description

Requires, subject to federal approval of any necessary plan, amendment, or waiver, the Indiana department of health (state department) to provide for: (1) a recipient of benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to receive triple value for the recipient's SNAP benefits; and (2) a recipient of benefits under the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) to receive triple value for the recipient's WIC benefits; when used to purchase produce at a farmers' market that participates in one or more specified federal programs administered by the state department.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-12 — First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rodney Polauthor
  • J.D. Fordauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-12

    Authored by Senators Ford J.D., Pol

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

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