Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: funding for home-delivered meals and making an appropriation. (FE)
Food Health services department of — Supportive living and treatment Senior citizen
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Health Services and the federal government provide funding for home-delivered meals for seniors. This bill increases by $250,000 in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 the amount appropriated to DHS for programs for senior citizens for the purpose of increasing the funding available for the home-delivered meals.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Larson, Spreitzer and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Taylor, Ortiz-Velez, Clancy, Prado, Goodwin, Roe, Miresse, Sinicki, Subeck, Stubbs, Kirsch, Hysell, Madison, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner and Sheehan
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1