In the Senate since March 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 497
AN ACT PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY FOR VETERANS, TRANSITIONAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL PROGRAM CUTS, A FOOD AS MEDICINE WAIVER PROGRAM, MEALS ON WHEELS PROVIDER RATE INCREASES AND ALIGNING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To mitigate federal changes in the supplemental nutrition assistance program with a transitional assistance fund, expand food security with a Medicaid waiver program and increase rates for meals on wheels providers.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
6 co-sponsors
Martin M. Looney, Saud Anwar, Matthew L. Lesser, Martha Marx, Derek Slap, Julie Kushner
In the House of Representatives
Its course
March 12 to April 20, 2026, 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 action16 actions on 9 days
In the SenateFrom Mar 12
Human Services CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 197 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 19
Who voted how
Yea Anne M. Hughes, Ceci Maher, Herron Gaston, Hilda E. Santiago, Jillian Gilchrest, Kaitlyn Shake, Larry B. Butler, Lucy Dathan, Mary Fortier, Matthew L. Lesser, Mike Demicco, Robin E. Comey, Sarah Keitt, Saud Anwar, Susan M. Johnson
Nay Chris Stewart, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Jason Perillo, Jay M. Case, Kurt Vail, Stephen R. Meskers, Tony J. Scott, William Pizzuto
Apr 17
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Jillian Gilchrest, Joan V. Hartley, Joe Hoxha, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Martin Foncello, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Minnie Gonzalez, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Mitch Bolinsky, Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 12 – Apr 17
- Mar 12Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
- Mar 13Heard in Human Services Committee
- Mar 19Human Services Committee recommended it
- Apr 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 16 actions, as published
- Mar 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 15IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
- Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate