2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1020: Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; DSS to report.

Legislative Summary

Department of Social Services; Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The report shall include data on the number of restaurants that have applied to participate and that have been approved to participate and identified barriers to program expansion. The report shall be due no later than December 1, 2025.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101835D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1020)
Senate
1/17/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/20/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/21/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/22/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned sub: Social Services
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Passed House with amendments (81-Y 16-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/18/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1020ER)
Senate
2/18/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1020)
Senate
2/18/2025
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
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321)

Amendments

Health and Human Services Subcommittee Amendment

Health and Human Services Subcommittee Amendment

Not Adopted

Health and Human Services Amendment

Health and Human Services Amendment

Not Adopted

House Amendments

House Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendments (81-Y 16-N)
2/12/2025
81
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
2/6/2025
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/20/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Danica Roem
Danica Roem
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20251.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/18/20251.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20252.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/202598.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/202594.2 KB