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CA SB628
Bill
AI Summary
- Declares that every human being in California has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food as established state policy
- Requires all relevant state agencies, including the State Department of Social Services, Department of Food and Agriculture, State Department of Health Care Services, State Department of Education, and State Department of Public Health, to consider this policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria pertinent to food distribution
- Defines food insecurity as the occasional or constant lack of access to food needed for a healthy life due to insufficient money or other resources
- Does not expand state obligations to provide food assistance or require additional expenditure of resources for food infrastructure development
- Approved by Governor October 13, 2023
Legislative Description
State Healthy Food Access Policy.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 879, Statutes of 2023.
10/13/2023
Committee Referrals
Appropriations7/12/2023
Human Services6/1/2023
Appropriations4/18/2023
Human Services3/1/2023
Rules2/16/2023
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