Section 1

Appropriates $16 million in recurring funds beginning in 2026-27 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Central Management and Support, to cover the loss in federal receipts for the administrative costs of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to Public Law 119-21 (One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act). Allows allocating a portion of the funds to any division within the DHHS that has incurred a loss of federal receipts for the administrative costs of SNAP.

Appropriates $69 million in recurring funds beginning in 2026-27 from the General Fund to the DHHS, Division of Social Services to cover the loss in federal receipts for the administrative costs of SNAP due to Public Law 119-21. Requires the funds to be distributed to counties proportional to each county’s loss of federal receipts.

Section 2

Appropriates $10 million for 2026-27 from the General Fund to DHHS, Division of Social Services for a request for proposal process that provides grants to entities that have innovative proposals or projects to examine ways to reduce the payment error rate for food and nutrition services program.

Effective July 1, 2026.