Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB169 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0716.01 Shelby Ross x4510
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-169
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Agriculture & Natural Resources
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESTAURANT MEALS101
15	15		PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL102
16	16		NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .103
17	17		Bill Summary
18	18		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
19	19		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
20	20		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
21	21		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
22	22		http://leg.colorado.gov
23	23		.)
24	24		No later than January 1, 2026, the bill requires the department of
25	25		human services to submit an application to the United States department
26	26		of agriculture food and nutrition service to implement a restaurant meals
27	27		program that allows eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program
28	28		recipients to purchase hot or prepared foods at participating restaurants.
29	29		SENATE
30		-	3rd Reading Unamended
31		-	April 21, 2025
32		-	SENATE
33	30		Amended 2nd Reading
34	31		April 17, 2025
35	32		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
36		-	Jodeh and Pelton R., Cutter, Exum, Kipp, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Wallace,
37		-	Weissman, Winter F.
	33	+	Jodeh and Pelton R.,
38	34		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
39	35		Zokaie,
40	36		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
41	37		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
42	38		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
43	39		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26-2-310 as2
44	40		follows:3
45	41		26-2-310. Restaurant meals program - federal approval -4
46	42		eligible SNAP recipients - report - rules - definitions. (1) A
47	43		S USED IN5
48	44		THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :6
49	45		(a) "O
50	46		FFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE7
51	47		DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES .8
52	48		(b) "P
53	49		ROGRAM" MEANS THE RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM9
54	50		IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION .10
55	51		(c) "SNAP"
56	52		MEANS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE11
57	53		PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS PART 3.12
58	54		(d) "SNAP
59	55		RECIPIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL IN A HOUSEHOLD13
60	56		WHO IS RECEIVING BENEFITS FROM SNAP.14
61	57		(e) "USDA"
62	58		MEANS THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF15
63	59		AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE .16
64	60		(2) (a) N
65	61		O LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 2026, THE STATE DEPARTMENT17
66	62		SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE USDA TO IMPLEMENT A18
67	63		RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS SNAP RECIPIENTS TO19
68	64		PURCHASE HOT OR PREPARED FOODS AT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS .20
69	65		(b) A
70	66		SNAP RECIPIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE21
71	67		PROGRAM IF THE SNAP RECIPIENT MEETS THE USDA'S ELIGIBILITY22
72	68		CRITERIA FOR THE PROGRAM.23
73	69		(c) S
74	70		UBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS ,
75	71		AFTER RECEIVING24
76	72		APPROVAL FROM THE USDA TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM , THE OFFICE25
77	73		SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN26
78	74		169-2- FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE USDA'S ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SNAP1
79	75		RECIPIENTS.2
80	76		(3) (a) A
81	77		FTER DEVELOPING AND PUBLISHING THE IMPLEMENTATION3
82	78		PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(c) OF THIS SECTION, AND SUBJECT TO
83	79		4
84	80		AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT5
85	81		RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM .6
86	82		A
87	83		T A MINIMUM, THE RULES MUST:7
88	84		(I) A
89	85		DDRESS HOW THE STATE DEPARTMENT WILL VERIFY A SNAP8
90	86		RECIPIENT'S ELIGIBILITY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION;9
91	87		AND10
92	88		(II) E
93	89		STABLISH THE STATE-LEVEL APPLICATION PROCESS AND11
94	90		ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS , INCLUDING, AT A12
95	91		MINIMUM, THAT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS :13
96	92		(A) A
97	93		RE LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND14
98	94		ENVIRONMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-4-1603; AND15
99	95		(B) A
100	96		RE AUTHORIZED BY THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES16
101	97		AGENCY OF THE USDA TO ACCEPT SNAP BENEFITS.17
102	98		(b) T
103	99		HE RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS18
104	100		SECTION MAY ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS TO :19
105	101		(I) U
106	102		TILIZE PRACTICES OF PROCURING LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS20
107	103		FOR HOT OR PREPARED MEALS;21
108	104		(II) S
109	105		ERVE FOODS THAT REPRESENT DIVERSE CULTURAL22
110	106		TRADITIONS;23
111	107		(III) S
112	108		ERVE GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE STATE ;24
113	109		AND25
114	110		(IV) O
115	111		FFER THE OPTION FOR A PATRON TO CHOOSE HOW MUCH TO26
116	112		PAY FOR THEIR MEAL IN UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITIES .27
117	113		169
118	114		-3- (4) IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE1
119	115		USDA,
120	116		SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS ,
121	117		THE OFFICE MAY2
122	118		PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RESTAURANTS APPLYING TO3
123	119		PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS TO PARTICIPATING4
124	120		RESTAURANTS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTRACT WITH A5
125	121		THIRD-PARTY VENDOR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND6
126	122		TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4).7
127	123		(5) I
128	124		N ITS
129	125		ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE8
130	126		MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203, THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL9
131	127		PROVIDE AN UPDATE CONCERNING THE PROGRESS TOWARD IMPLEMENTING10
132	128		THE RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM . AT A MINIMUM, THE UPDATE MUST11
133	129		INCLUDE THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL APPROVED PARTICIPATING12
134	130		RESTAURANTS AND THE NUMBER OF SNAP RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE TO13
135	131		PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, BY COUNTY.14
136	132		SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,15
137	133		determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate16
138	134		preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for17
139	135		the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state18
140	136		institutions.19
141	137		169
142	138		-4-