SB 217 - Requires the Department of Human Services to Request a Waiver to Exclude Candy and Soft Drinks from Eligible Foods Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Arkansas Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 22, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- April 16, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 8, 2025
- Introduced
- Feb. 11, 2025
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Title: Requires the Department of Human Services to Request a Waiver to Exclude Candy and Soft Drinks from Eligible Foods Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Title: Requires the Department of Human Services to Request a Waiver to Exclude Candy and Soft Drinks from Eligible Foods Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Human Services to request a waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Arkansas.
Highlights:
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Requires the Department of Human Services to request a waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Arkansas, beginning retroactively to January 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).
Title: Requires the Department of Human Services to Request a Waiver to Exclude Candy and Soft Drinks from Eligible Foods Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Human Services to request a waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Arkansas.
Highlights:
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Requires the Department of Human Services to request a waiver to exclude candy and soft drinks from eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Arkansas, beginning retroactively to January 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).
-
Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).
Title: Requires the Department of Human Services to Request a Waiver to Exclude Candy and Soft Drinks from Eligible Foods Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)