California Assembly Bill 3229
Session 20232024
California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project: report.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3229
State
California
Session
20232024
Alex Lee
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Author
Motion Text
AB 3229 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Existing federal law establishes the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law establishes a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system, administered by the State Department of Social Services, for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, including CalFresh benefits.
Existing law establishes the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project and requires the department, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture and specified stakeholders, to include within the EBT system a supplemental benefits mechanism that allows an authorized retailer to deliver and redeem supplemental benefits. Existing law requires the department to submit a report to the Legislature, including the results of an evaluation of the pilot projects, as specified, 9 months after the department has received sufficient data to evaluate the pilot projects, but not later than September 1, 2025. Existing law requires the department to submit a report to the Legislature by March 1, 2026, regarding the transition of the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project to a supplemental benefits program that is fully state managed, without grantee intermediaries, as specified. Existing law specifies that the pilot project is to remain in effect until January 1, 2027, and is repealed as of that date.
This bill would instead require the department to submit a single report to the Legislature regarding the transition of the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project to a supplemental benefits program that is fully state managed, without grantee intermediaries, and including the results of an evaluation of the pilot projects, by July 1, 2025.
02/16/24 - Introduced
February 16, 2024
03/18/24 - Amended Assembly
March 18, 2024
04/17/24 - Amended Assembly
April 17, 2024
08/15/24 - Amended Senate
August 15, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
09/28/24 - Chaptered
September 28, 2024
04/22/24- Assembly Human Services
April 22, 2024
05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations
May 6, 2024
06/13/24- Senate Human Services
June 13, 2024
06/28/24- Senate Appropriations
June 28, 2024
08/15/24- Senate Appropriations
August 15, 2024
08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 19, 2024
08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 30, 2024
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09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 916, Statutes of 2024.
09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/16/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
08/30/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
08/26/2024
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
08/19/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/15/2024
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15).
07/01/2024
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
06/18/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
05/16/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/16/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
05/09/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
05/08/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8).
04/24/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/18/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
04/17/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
03/19/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
03/18/2024
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
03/11/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
02/17/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
02/16/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 17, 2024 12:18:09 PM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2024 12:29:56 PM