Display
Language
About accessibility
Language
Display
Sign in

Bills › 91st General Assembly

SF 2027Died when the session ended · January 12, 2026

Relating to the double up food bucks program, and making appropriations

Sponsored by Sen. Dan Dawson (R)

Topics:State budgetHealth careFamilies & human services

Write your legislators about it
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa would provide $1 million to help fund the Double Up Food Bucks program. This money helps people who receive food assistance buy more fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and grocery stores.1

Read the official explanation

This bill appropriates $1 million from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for FY 2026-2027, in addition to any other funding appropriated for such purpose for the same fiscal year, to be used to provide a grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support the double up food bucks program. The program makes fresh fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other participating locations accessible to individuals and families who reside in this state and receive assistance through the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Why it matters. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services would receive $1 million from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to fund a grant for the Iowa healthiest state initiative. This money would support the double up food bucks program, which helps Iowa families receiving SNAP benefits afford more fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and grocery stores.2

Full bill text3

Senate subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Lobbying

24 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

Similar bills

  • SF 232 Relating to the double up food bucks program, and making an appropriation
    91st General Assembly · Approved by committee
    Nearly identical
  • HF 920 Relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation
    91st General Assembly · In committee
    Similar

Matched by wording or an identical title.