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HF920 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
INGELS, YOUNG, ANDREWS, LATHAM, WELDON, DUNWELL, JENEARY, BRADLEY, BOSSMAN, BODEN, WOOD, SIECK, GEHLBACH, WILZ, LOHSE, GUSTOFF, COLLINS, HOLT, HAYES, SEXTON, STONE, GEARHART, BARKER, BLOOMINGDALE, BLOM, FETT, SORENSEN, WENGRYN, RINKER, JONES, GERHOLD, SITZMANN and MOORE
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 610 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 610 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation.

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House

File

920

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

920

BY

INGELS

,

YOUNG

,

ANDREWS

,

LATHAM

,

WELDON

,

DUNWELL

,

JENEARY

,

BRADLEY

,

BOSSMAN

,

BODEN

,

WOOD

,

SIECK

,

GEHLBACH

,

WILZ

,

LOHSE

,

GUSTOFF

,

COLLINS

,

HOLT

,

HAYES

,

SEXTON

,

STONE

,

GEARHART

,

BARKER

,

BLOOMINGDALE

,

BLOM

,

FETT

,

SORENSEN

,

WENGRYN

,

RINKER

,

JONES

,

GERHOLD

,

SITZMANN

,

and

MOORE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

double

up

food

bucks

program

and

making

1

an

appropriation.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

DOUBLE

1

UP

FOOD

BUCKS

PROGRAM

——

SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATION.

There

2

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

3

department

of

health

and

human

services

for

the

fiscal

year

4

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2026,

in

addition

5

to

any

other

funding

appropriated

for

such

purpose,

the

6

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

7

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

8

To

provide

grants

to

support

the

double

up

food

bucks

9

program

administered

by

the

Iowa

healthiest

state

initiative

10

to

make

fresh

fruits

and

vegetables

sold

at

farmers

markets,

11

grocery

stores,

and

other

participating

locations

accessible

12

to

individuals

and

families

who

reside

in

this

state

and

13

receive

assistance

through

the

federal

supplemental

nutrition

14

assistance

program:

15

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$

1,000,000

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1.

Beginning

January

1,

2026,

the

department

of

health

17

and

human

services,

in

cooperation

with

the

Iowa

healthiest

18

state

initiative,

shall

submit

an

annual

report

to

the

general

19

assembly

that

provides

the

following

information

related

to

the

20

double

up

food

bucks

program,

including

but

not

limited

to:

21

a.

The

number

of

participants

in

the

program.

22

b.

The

participating

locations,

including

location

type,

23

providing

access

to

participants

in

the

program.

24

c.

The

annual

redemption

amount

and

the

annual

redemption

25

rate

of

participants

in

the

program.

26

2.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

under

27

this

section

shall

not

revert

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year,

28

but

shall

remain

available

for

the

purposes

designated.

29

EXPLANATION

30

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

31

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

32

This

bill

relates

to

the

double

up

food

bucks

program

by

33

making

a

supplemental

appropriation

from

the

general

fund

34

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

35

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(HHS)

for

fiscal

year

2025-2026,

in

addition

to

any

other

1

funding

appropriated

for

such

purpose

for

the

same

fiscal

2

year,

to

provide

grants

to

support

the

double

up

food

bucks

3

program

administered

by

the

Iowa

healthiest

state

initiative

4

to

make

fresh

fruits

and

vegetables

sold

at

farmers

markets,

5

grocery

stores,

and

other

participating

locations

accessible

6

to

individuals

and

families

who

reside

in

this

state

and

7

receive

assistance

through

the

federal

supplemental

nutrition

8

assistance

program.

9

Beginning

January

1,

2026,

HHS,

in

cooperation

with

the

Iowa

10

healthiest

state

initiative,

shall

submit

an

annual

report

11

to

the

general

assembly

that

provides

information

related

12

to

the

double

up

food

bucks

program

including

the

number

of

13

participants,

the

participating

locations,

and

the

annual

14

redemption

amount

and

rate.

Moneys

appropriated

under

the

15

bill

do

not

revert

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

but

remain

16

available

for

the

purposes

of

the

double

up

food

bucks

program.

17

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