This bill establishes a mobile market program in Washington State aimed at increasing access to fresh, healthy foods for participants of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs. The legislature recognizes the importance of small local farmers and the challenges faced by households in rural areas or food deserts that lack access to farmers markets. The mobile market program will allow nonprofit organizations to operate mobile markets in areas without farmers markets, thereby providing nutritional support to low-income households while also benefiting local farmers.

The bill outlines that the mobile market program will be defined through rule-making by the department, which must ensure that the program is operated by a nonprofit organization and serves areas without farmers markets. Additionally, the department is authorized to file a waiver with the United States Department of Agriculture to enable mobile markets to accept benefits from both the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs. The act is set to take effect on March 1, 2026.