HOUSE BILL 114

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Rebecca Dow and Tara L. Lujan and Rex Wilson and Gail Armstrong

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO EXPAND THE FARMERS' MARKET DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2027 to enhance the buying power of federal supplemental nutrition assistance program participants through the double up food bucks program for the purchase of meat, nuts, eggs and fresh fruits and vegetables at New Mexico farmers' markets. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 shall revert to the general fund.

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