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Senate panel reviews bill to enroll Vermont in federal Restaurant Meals Program
Summary
Senate Health & Welfare heard from sponsor Senator Hardy and legislative counsel on S.42, which would let certain SNAP recipients use benefits at participating restaurants, create a coordinator position at AHS and include startup and appropriation language; committee discussion did not record a final vote in the transcript.
Senator Hardy presented S.42 to the Senate Health & Welfare Committee, saying the bill would require Vermont to participate in the federal Restaurant Meals Program, an option under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that allows eligible SNAP recipients to use benefits to purchase prepared meals at participating restaurants.
The bill targets SNAP beneficiaries who are 60 and older, people with disabilities and people who are experiencing homelessness —groups Senator Hardy said “often have a hard time preparing meals for themselves” and could benefit from being able to use SNAP at restaurants. She said participation by restaurants would be voluntary and that the bill’s eligibility criteria would prioritize geographically distributed restaurants, those that purchase food from local…
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