# Colorado SB25-169: Restaurant Meals Program Colorado SB25-169, Restaurant Meals Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican), Yara Zokaie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-169-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-169 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Restaurant Meals Program - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 32 - Subjects: Human Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (110 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New hot-meal option for Colorado SNAP recipients: benefit, low. The law creates Colorado’s Restaurant Meals Program for qualifying SNAP recipients to buy hot or prepared meals at participating restaurants. Colorado must apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval by January 1, 2026. The program requires USDA approval, and recipients must meet USDA’… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Winter - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 21 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-169 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-169 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 10 | 3 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-169 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-169, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-05-13: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-30: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-29: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-21: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81396/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81392/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81397/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81395/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81393/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81394/download) - Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81398/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40474/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81396/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81392/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81397/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81395/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81393/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81394/download) - [Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81398/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40474/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-169-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).