Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1018
Requires the Department of Human Services to operate a pilot program, subject to approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit the purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value or foods with a high sodium, sugar or fat content using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act tells DHS to start a pilot program to ban using SNAP benefits to buy unhealthy foods. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to operate a pilot program, subject to approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit the purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value or foods with a high sodium, sugar or fat content using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 11 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Jun 27 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 110 days
Human ServicesFeb 11 to Jun 27 · stopped136 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 11 – Jun 27
- Feb 11Introduced
- Sent to Human Services
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 11Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 11Referred to Human Services.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate