HB 1678 New Hampshire House · 2024 Regular Session

establishing a New Hampshire farm to school local food incentive pilot program.

This bill creates a two-year pilot program in New Hampshire to help school districts buy local food by reimbursing them for purchases from New Hampshire and New England producers. Only schools participating in the National School Lunch Program can apply, and the state aims to award grants to one district in each county to support buying dairy, meat, produce, and other eligible items. The program provides a 33.3% reimbursement on food costs, with funds managed through a selection committee that ensures diverse participation across different school sizes and regions. Any leftover money after the pilot ends will return to the state's general fund, and the program will be evaluated annually to track its impact on local farms and school nutrition.
Bill status signed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Failed
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Dec 15, 2023 Signed Jul 22, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2024

How they voted

175190
Failed · 24 other
Total votes 389
Apr 11, 2024
D Democratic193
1 Yea 180 Nay 12
93% Nay
I Independent2
1 Nay 1
50% Nay
R Republican194
174 Yea 9 Nay 11
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 208; eff. 09/10/2024
lower
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 20
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Hearing: 05/14/2024, Room 103, SH, 01:30 pm, on proposed non-germane amendment # 2024-1873s; SC 19
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 04/11/2024 and Referred to Finance; SJ 10
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (175-190-24)
house
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA DV 191-182 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 101
lower
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Mar 29, 2024
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/26/2024 (Vote 13-12; RC) HC 14 P. 16
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/15/2024 HJ 5 P. 7
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0381h: MA VV 02/15/2024 HJ 5 P. 7
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-0381h: AA VV 02/15/2024 HJ 5 P. 6
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0381h 01/31/2024 (Vote 17-3; CC) HC 6 P. 4
lower
Dec 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 29
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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