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Senate committee passes SB79 as amended to seek USDA waiver excluding soft drinks and candy from SNAP
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Efficiency voted to pass Senate Bill 79, as amended, directing the Secretary for Children and Families to seek a USDA waiver to exclude soft drinks and candy from the definition of SNAP-eligible foods; committee approved a technical amendment and then voted the bill out favorably.
Senate Bill 79, as amended, would require the Kansas Secretary for Children and Families to request a U.S. Department of Agriculture waiver to exclude soft drinks and candy from the definition of eligible foods under SNAP, a reviser told the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency.
The reviser summarized the bill and a technical fix to the statutory cross-reference before the committee took two voice votes. A technical amendment that corrected the statute citation was moved by Senator Thompson and seconded by…
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