Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act"
Summary
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Vetoed
Dec 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Vetoed Dec 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly May 30, 2024
How they voted
59–4
Passed
Total votes 63
Mar 13, 2023
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Dec 13, 2024
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.98
upper
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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