Farmers Market Support Amendment Act of 2025
The Farmers Market Support Amendment Act of 2025 establishes a program within the District of Columbia Department of Health to support farmers markets, particularly in areas with limited access to healthy food. It creates a grant program to cover operational costs, infrastructure, and year-round operations for markets in low-food-access neighborhoods, while requiring discounted permitting fees for those locations. The bill standardizes licensing requirements across agencies and provides technical assistance to streamline permitting processes. These changes directly aim to expand access to fresh, locally grown food for approximately 330,000 residents in underserved areas, including 111,000 residents earning below 185% of the federal poverty line.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Council Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed Sep 12, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, updating the official title of the Department of Transportation to the District Department of Transportation and removing a provision that allowed the program to evaluate health and economic impacts. The core policy requirements regarding definitions, the support program structure, and the grant administration remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The name of the Department of Transportation was updated to the District Department of Transportation to reflect the current official name of the agency.
REQUIREMENT
A provision allowing the farmers market support program to evaluate the health and economic impacts of markets on customers and nearby businesses was removed from the program's authorized activities.
Floor votes · Council Jun 17, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Jun 17, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
May 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0109 by the Health Committee
legislature
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health with comments from the Committee on Public Works and Operations
legislature
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
B26-0109 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christina Henderson
IIndependent
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