KY SB 242
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to the grocery store initiative fund.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 242 pass?
No. KY SB 242 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY SB 242 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the grocery store initiative fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to expand access to healthy foods in underserved areas by providing grants, loans, and technical assistance to eligible food retailers and food enterprises; establish conditions for the fund; require an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by October 1; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the activities related to the fund.
Who sponsors KY SB 242?
K. Herron is the primary sponsor of KY SB 242.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the grocery store initiative fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to expand access to healthy foods in underserved areas by providing grants, loans, and technical assistance to eligible food retailers and food enterprises; establish conditions for the fund; require an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by October 1; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the activities related to the fund.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-02-24 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- K. Herronprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-24
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
introduced in Senate
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Related bills
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