North Carolina SB 944: Keep Families Fed Act.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2026-04-30)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: SB 944

Subjects: ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT; COUNCILS; FOODS & BEVERAGES; FUNDING; GRANTS; MINORS; NUTRITION; PUBLIC; SOCIAL SERVICES; YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL; FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS

Sponsors: Chitlik, Smith, Grafstein, Murdock, Salvador, Theodros, Waddell

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 944

Short Title: Keep Families Fed Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Chitlik, Smith, and Grafstein (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 30, 2026
*S944-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ENSURE VITAL FOOD SECURITY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONTINUE 2
TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDING REGARDLESS OF PASSAGE OF THE ANNUAL 3
BUDGET. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 6
Budget and Management the sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000) in recurring funds beginning 7
in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to address root causes of food insecurity by providing 8
directed grants in equal amounts to the following six nonprofit corporations: 9
(1) Food Bank of the Albemarle. 10
(2) Manna Food Bank, Inc. 11
(3) Action Pathways, Inc. 12
(4) Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, Inc. 13
(5) Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. 14
(6) Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Inc. 15
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. 16

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