The bill, introduced by Representatives Troy and Williams, aims to establish a new section, 5101.546, in the Revised Code to provide supplemental benefit allotments for certain households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, the bill mandates that the Department of Job and Family Services offer these supplemental benefits to households that include an individual aged sixty or older and receive a monthly SNAP benefit of less than fifty dollars. The supplemental benefit will be calculated to ensure that the total monthly benefit for these households reaches fifty dollars.

Additionally, the bill includes appropriations for the implementation of this program, allocating $12,495,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $21,415,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the General Revenue Fund specifically for the SNAP State Supplement. This funding is intended to support the supplemental benefit allotment for eligible households as outlined in the newly enacted section 5101.546. The bill emphasizes that these appropriations are supplementary to any existing operating appropriations for the specified fiscal years.