AN ACT relating to the grocery store initiative fund.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to establish the grocery store initiative fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to expand access to healthy foods in underserved areas by providing grants, loans, and technical assistance to eligible food retailers and food enterprises; establish conditions for the fund; require an annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by October 1; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the activities related to the fund.

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: February 24, 2026

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This bill would create a new state fund to help bring grocery stores and other food retailers to areas of Kentucky where access to healthy food is limited. The fund would provide grants, loans, and technical assistance to eligible food businesses, and would be managed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The cabinet would also be required to report annually on the fund's activities to the Governor and state lawmakers. Who it may…

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