SB 1020 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; DSS to report.

Summary
Department of Social Services; Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The report shall include data on the number of restaurants that have applied to participate and that have been approved to participate and identified barriers to program expansion. The report shall be due no later than December 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill was formally enacted into law and assigned to Chapter 321 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, requiring the Department of Social Services to submit a report on the Restaurant Meals Program by December 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL

The bill underwent formatting changes as it transitioned from enrolled status to chaptered law, including the addition of approval date (March 21, 2025) and chapter number (321), while the actual policy text remained identical.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 20, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1020ER)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (81-Y 16-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Danica Roem
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
VA
30