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AR HB2148
Bill
Status
5/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Clint Penzo
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Human Services to work with the Department of Health to develop a list of luxury food items that cannot be purchased with SNAP benefits.
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Defines luxury food items as those not conducive to human health or injurious to human health, and those high in calories, sugar, and fat with negligible nutritional value.
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Directs the Department of Human Services to ensure SNAP benefits are used only to purchase food items not classified as luxury items on the developed list.
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Requires the list to be developed using nutritional standards recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Mandates the Department of Human Services seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to implement this restriction.
Legislative Description
To Prohibit The Use Of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Benefits Funds To Purchase Luxury Food Items.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
5/1/2017