California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18900.2

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 69. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.
(a)Pursuant to Section 18900.1, the name of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51 (commencing with Section 2011) Title 7 of the United States Code) as administered in California shall be CalFresh.
(b)Any reference in any other law to the Food Stamp program shall refer to CalFresh.

Cite this section

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 18900.2 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-9-public-social-services/part-6-miscellaneous-provisions/chapter-10-calfresh/section-18900.2

Other sections in Chapter 10 - CalFresh

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