The bill introduced by Senator Hicks-Hudson aims to ensure continued funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the event of a lapse in federal funding. It mandates that the Director of Job and Family Services and the Director of Health certify the necessary funding amounts to the Director of Budget and Management to maintain these programs. The bill appropriates funds from the Budget Stabilization Fund, up to its balance, to cover these programs until federal funding resumes.

Additionally, the bill requires the Directors of Job and Family Services and Health to certify the amounts received in federal reimbursements for SNAP, TANF, and WIC after the federal funding lapse ends, with those amounts being transferred back to the Budget Stabilization Fund. The provisions of this act are exempt from the referendum process and will take effect immediately upon becoming law.