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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6857

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOOD AS MEDICINE WORKING GROUP.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish (1) a pilot program to provide Medicaid funding for produce prescriptions for Medicaid enrollees with certain health conditions, (2) a working group to develop additional recommendations, including for providing medically tailored meals for such persons, and (3) Medicaid reimbursement for certified dietitian-nutritionists who provide medical nutrition therapy.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Anthony L. Nolan, Lucy Dathan, Robyn A. Porter, Jaime S. Foster

Its course

March 2 to March 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 31 · stopped29 days

Human Services CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 2826 days

Appropriations CommitteeMar 28 to Mar 31 · stopped3 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 2Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
  2. Mar 3Heard in Human Services Committee
  3. Mar 28Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 28Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 30FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 31FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate