HB279
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to exclude certain foods from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits; require the request to be submitted annually until a waiver is granted if instructed by the General Assembly.
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: February 25, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would have directed Kentucky's health and family services cabinet to ask the federal government for permission to restrict what foods can be bought using SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps. Because SNAP is a federal program, Kentucky would need a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make any such changes. If the waiver was not granted, the cabinet would have been required to keep asking each year as long as directed by the state legislature. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who receive SNAP benefits and the state agency responsible for administering the program.
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