SB1331 • 2026

SNAP; mandatory employment and training..

SB1331 - SNAP; mandatory employment and training..

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor: John Kavanagh
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Governor vetoed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill was vetoed; it is unclear from the provided metadata whether lawmakers successfully overrode that veto.

SB1331: Mandatory Work Rules for SNAP Adults

This bill requires the Department of Economic Security to make able-bodied adults under age 60 join a work or training program to keep getting food assistance, unless they meet specific exceptions.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new law requiring able-bodied SNAP recipients under 60 to participate in mandatory employment and training programs.
Lists six groups of people who do not have to follow the work requirement if they qualify for an exception.
States that failing to meet federal job registration rules counts as breaking this state's work requirements.
Sets a rule that working 30 hours a week or earning minimum wage times 30 hours exempts someone from training programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Able-bodied adults under age 60 who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The Department of Economic Security, which must enforce these new rules.
Students enrolled at least half-time in school or training programs.

Terms To Know

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A government program that provides money to help people buy food, often called food stamps.
Department of Economic Security: The state agency responsible for managing welfare and assistance programs in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill was vetoed by the governor on February 20, 2026, so it did not become law unless lawmakers overrode that decision.
The text does not explain what happens to a person's benefits if they fail to meet these requirements.

Bill History

2026-02-17 V
Governor vetoed
2026-02-16 Senate
Transmitted to Senate
2026-02-16 House
House third read passed
2026-02-11 House
Transmitted to House
2026-02-11 Senate
Senate third read passed
2026-02-11 Senate
Senate committee of the whole
2026-02-10 Senate
Senate minority caucus
2026-02-10 Senate
Senate majority caucus
2026-02-09 Senate
Senate consent calendar
2026-01-27 Senate
Senate second read
2026-01-26 Senate
Senate Rules: PFC
2026-01-26 Senate
Senate Health and Human Services: DP
2026-01-26 Senate
Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1331 - SNAP; mandatory employment and training..

Current Bill Text

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SB1331 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

SNAP; mandatory
employment and training..

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1331

AN
ACT

amending
title 46, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 46-232;
relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 46, chapter 2, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 46-232, to read:

START_STATUTE
46-232.

Supplemental nutrition assistance program; mandatory employment
and training

The department of economic
security shall require able-bodied adults who are under sixty years of
age and who are receiving supplemental nutrition assistance to participate in a
mandatory employment and training program, as prescribed in 7 United States
Code Section 2015(
d
), unless the recipient is:

1. In compliance with
the work registration requirements under title IV of the social security act or
the federal-state unemployment compensation system. A
recipient who is noncompliant with the work registration requirements under
Title IV of the social security act or the federal-state unemployment
compensation system is noncompliant with the work requirements of 7 United
States Code section 2015(
d
).

2. A parent or other
member of a household who is responsible for the care of an incapacitated
person or a dependent child who is under six years of age.

3. A bona fide student
who is enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program
or institution of higher education unless the recipient is ineligible to
participate pursuant to 7 United States Code section 2015(
e
).

4. A regular
participant in a drug addiction or an alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation
program.

5. Employed at least
thirty hours per week or receives weekly earnings that equal the minimum hourly
rate under the fair labor standards act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 United
States Code sections 201 through 219), multiplied by thirty hours.

6. Sixteen, seventeen
or eighteen years of age and is not the head of a household or attends school
or is enrolled in an employment training program on at least a half-time
basis.

END_STATUTE