Senate Finance Committee backs $162.5 million plan to backfill state nutrition benefits; orders LFC evaluation
The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1 to backfill a state-run nutrition benefit program with roughly $162.5 million in reversions and transfers, and adopted an amendment directing the Legislative Finance Committee to evaluate SNAP administration. The bill passed 11–0 after an earlier 10–1 amendment vote.
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The Senate Finance Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 1 as amended, approving a package of appropriations intended to backfill a state-run nutrition benefit while the federal funding picture remains unsettled.
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