HB0007 SNAP benefits-waiver request. | Wyoming Bill

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SNAP Benefits-Waiver Request

This act requires the director of the department of family services to request a waiver from USDA to exclude certain food items, called accessory foods, from SNAP benefits.

What This Bill Does

Defines 'accessory food' as snack and dessert items, drinks, condiments, spices, salt, sugar, or any item with these ingredients as its main ingredient.

Requires the director of family services to ask for a waiver from USDA by July 1, 2026, to exclude accessory foods from SNAP benefits.

If the waiver is not granted, the request must be repeated every year until it is approved.

Who It Names or Affects

People who receive SNAP benefits

The director of the department of family services

Terms To Know

Accessory food

Snack and dessert items, drinks, condiments, spices, salt, sugar, or any item with these ingredients as its main ingredient.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session.

It is unclear if the waiver will be granted by USDA.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

26LSO-0140
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0140
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0007

SNAP benefits-waiver request.

Sponsored by: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to welfare; requiring the director of the department of family services to request a waiver under the supplemental nutrition assistance program as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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Supplemental nutrition assistance program; waiver; definitions.

(a)

As used in this section, "accessory food" means one (1) or more of the following:

(i)

A food item that is generally considered a snack food or dessert, including but not limited to potato chips, ice cream, crackers, cupcakes, cookies, popcorn, pastries and candy;

(ii)

A food item that complements or supplements meals, including but not limited to coffee, tea, cocoa, carbonated and uncarbonated drinks, condiments, spices, salt and sugar;

(iii)

A food item containing an accessory food item under paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this subsection as its main ingredient.

(b)

Not later than July 1, 2026, the director of the department of family services shall request a waiver from the United States department of agriculture to exclude accessory foods from the definition of eligible foods under 7 C.F.R. § 271.2. If the waiver is granted, the director of the department of family services shall prohibit the acquisition of accessory foods through benefits provided under the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program. If no waiver is granted, the director of the department of family services shall repeat the request for a waiver not later than July 1 of each year thereafter until the waiver is granted.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution
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