HB610
Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act; established, report.
Summary
As Introduced. Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act established.
Establishes the Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act to coordinate state-level food security responses during federal nutrition benefit interruptions, natural disasters, and other emergencies affecting household food access. Under the bill, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Department of Emergency Management are ... (More) directed to work together to coordinate the provisions of the Act. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103380D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB610)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Left in Committee Appropriations
