2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1723: Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs.

Legislative Summary

Department of Social Services; improving access to and maximizing participation in federal food assistance programs; work group; report. Requires the Department of Social Services to convene a work group to evaluate methods to improve access to and maximize participation in federal public assistance programs relating to assistance with food access and improving food security. The Department shall report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Health and Human Services and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2025.

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Bill History

1/4/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102684D
House of Delegates
1/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned sub: Social Services
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1723)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106563D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 16-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
2/6/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1723)
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/10/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1723ER)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1723)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB1723H2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025

Roll Call Votes

House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N)
4/2/2025
31
Yea
63
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 16-N)
2/4/2025
80
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
1/21/2025
20
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/16/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/20252.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/17/20253.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20254.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20254.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/4/20254.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/17/2025105.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/6/2025103.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2025126.3 KB