Require ODJFS to seek permission-exclude certain items from SNAP

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Require ODJFS to seek permission-exclude certain items from SNAP

To enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

What This Bill Does

• To enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Official Summary Text

To enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Current Bill Text

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
S. B. No. 161

2025-2026

Senators Schaffer, Johnson

Cosponsors: Senators Cirino, Huffman

To
enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code
to
require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to
exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 5101.548 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
5101.548.
The
director of job and family services shall submit a request to the
United States department of agriculture for a waiver to exclude all
of the following as items, as defined by the United States department
of agriculture, that may be purchased in this state under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program:

(A)
Soft drinks;

(B)
Candy;

(C)
Chips;

(D)
Ice cream;

(E)
Prepared desserts such as cakes, pies, cookies, or similar products.