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S3312 • 2026

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lawson
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Referred to House Finance
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

What This Bill Does

  • JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Referred to House Finance

  2. 2026-06-03 Senate

    Senate read and passed

  3. 2026-05-27 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026)

  4. 2026-05-26 Committee

    Committee recommends passage

  5. 2026-05-22 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

  6. 2026-05-22 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/26/2026)

Official Summary Text

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)

Current Bill Text

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S3312

2026 -- S 3312
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LC006521
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM

Introduced By:
Senator Valarie J. Lawson

Date Introduced:
May 22, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Finance
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WHEREAS, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well
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Rewards Program is the first statewide program of its kind in the country; and
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WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program provides approximately 90,000
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Rhode Island households with up to $25 a month in additional benefits to purchase fruits and
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vegetables; and
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WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program is a vital safety net for the
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approximately 144,000 SNAP recipients struggling with food insecurity and access to healthy,
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nutritious foods; and
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WHEREAS, The Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program increases the amount of nutritious
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foods on the tables of our most vulnerable neighbors; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not
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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sum of four million eight
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hundred thousand dollars ($4,800,000) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eat
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Well, Be Well Rewards Program; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to
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draw their orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly
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authenticated vouchers.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EAT WELL, BE WELL REWARDS PROGRAM
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This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $4,800,000 to the
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.
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