Establish a vending machine account in the special revenue fund
House Bill 161 establishes a new "vending machine account" within the state's special revenue fund for the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). This account will receive a percentage of income collected by DPHHS from vending machines located on federal and state properties that are not operated by blind vendors. The money in this account is statutorily appropriated to DPHHS, meaning the department can use these funds for specific program purposes consistent with federal law without needing further legislative approval. The bill is effective starting July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed May 16, 2025
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The bill text was updated to remove the word 'AMENDING' from the title, changing the description from 'amending Section 17-7-502' to simply stating that the section is being amended. This is a minor stylistic or formatting adjustment rather than a change to the actual law or policy.
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Removed the word 'AMENDING' from the bill title to streamline the description of the legislative action.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
47–3
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-3)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-2)
house
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Valerie Moore
RRepublican
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