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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 2022 By: Standridge
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program; amending 56 O.S. 2021, Section
241.3, which relates to the limitation of benefits;
requiring certain elements of the program to be no
less restrictive than federal law; prohibiting
certain adoption or implementation; providing for
certain enforcement; requiring certain
qualifications; prohibiting certain waiver;
prohibiting certain exemptions; requiring recording
of exemptions; providing for eligibility limits;
establishing limits on recertification; providing for
eligibility determination methods; prohibiting
certain rule, guidance, or policy; providing for
codification; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2021, Section 241.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 241.3. A. Except as otherwise provided by law or
waiver, all able-bodied recipients eighteen (18) years of age to
fifty (50) years of age, who are not disabled or raising minor
children, may receive food stamps for only three (3) months in each
thirty-six-month period except in months in which such recipients
are employed for at least twenty (20) or more hours per week. The
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Department of Human Services shall enforce the provisions of this
section and any approved waivers or other provisions pursuant to law
in effect for this state as of the effective date of this act in
designated areas and populations.
B. 1. A family applying for food stamps after the fifteenth
(15th) day of each month shall be eligible to receive the total
amount of their initial allotment and their regular first allotment.
2. A household allotment of food stamps may be reduced by up to
twenty-five percent (25%) if a family is sanctioned in another
program established pursuant to the Statewide Temporary Assistance
Responsibility System.
3. An individual in a treatment center shall designate the
treatment center as the recipient of such individual’s food stamp
allotment.
4. Operating procedures for the food stamp programs in local
offices may vary to reflect local differences.
5. The Department is authorized to use the amount of a
household food stamp allotment to subsidize a job under a work
supplementation or support program.
C. Beginning October 1, 2013, the Department of Human Services
shall not request a waiver to provide Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program services to able-bodied adults without
dependents.
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D. Upon effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Department of
Human Services shall administer the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Department
shall administer the program using eligibility standards, benefit
determinations, work requirements, time limits, exemptions, and
verification procedures that are no less restrictive than those
required by federal law. The Department shall not adopt or
implement any option, waiver, or discretionary policy that expands
eligibility or delays enforcement of federal requirements unless
such option is expressly required by federal statute or regulation.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3A of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall enforce the
work requirements and time limits applicable to able-bodied adults
without dependents as provided in 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o).
B. An able-bodied adult without dependents shall not receive
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits beyond the
applicable federal time limit unless the individual:
1. Meets the work, workfare, education, or training
requirements specified in federal law; or
2. Qualifies for an exemption explicitly authorized under
federal statute or regulation.
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C. The Department shall not request or implement a statewide or
broad geographic waiver of Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
(ABAWD) work requirements unless federal law requires approval of
such a waiver based on objective economic criteria.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3B of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Discretionary exemptions from Able-Bodied Adults Without
Dependents (ABAWD) work requirements shall be applied only on an
individualized, case-by-case basis.
B. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall not:
1. Reserve or carry forward unused exemptions;
2. Automatically assign exemptions based on geography,
category, or administrative convenience; or
3. Apply exemptions absent documented individual circumstances.
C. Each exemption shall be recorded in the case file and made
available for audit or legislative review.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3C of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall determine
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility using
the gross income, net income, and asset limits established under 7
U.S.C. §§ 2014 and 2015.
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B. The Department shall not confer SNAP eligibility based on
receipt of nominal, non-cash, or token assistance benefits.
C. Categorical eligibility shall not be used to waive income or
asset tests except where such waiver is expressly mandated by
federal law.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3D of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall require
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility
recertification at the shortest interval permitted under federal
law.
B. The Department shall prioritize frequent recertification and
interim reporting for:
1. Households containing one or more able-bodied adults without
dependents;
2. Households reporting zero income; and
3. Households with income that is irregular, unverifiable, or
inconsistent.
C. Verification procedures authorized under federal law shall
be utilized to ensure continued eligibility and accuracy of reported
information.
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SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3E of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. For purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) eligibility determination, the Oklahoma Department of Human
Services shall include the income and assets of all household
members as required by 7 U.S.C. § 2014, regardless of whether a
household member is eligible to receive benefits.
B. No household shall be determined eligible for SNAP benefits
if the total household income or assets exceed federal eligibility
limits.
C. The Department shall not exclude income or assets in a
manner that is not expressly authorized under federal law.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.3F of Title 56, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Department shall not promulgate any rule, guidance, or
policy, nor request any waiver, that has the effect of expanding
eligibility, delaying work requirements, increasing benefit
duration, or relaxing verification standards beyond what is
expressly required by federal law.
SECTION 8. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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