SNAP; allowed purchases; waiver, the official text

REFERENCE TITLE: SNAP; allowed purchases; waiver

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2396

Introduced by

Representatives
Biasiucci: Carbone, Carter P, Fink, Gillette, Willoughby;  Senator Angius

AN
ACT

amending title 46, chapter 2, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 46-232; relating to the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 46, chapter 2, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 46-232, to read:

START_STATUTE46-232. Use of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits; purchases;
waiver

A. The director of the department of
economic security shall request a waiver from the united states department of
agriculture to allow enrollees in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
to purchase any or all of the following:

1. frozen, fresh or canned Beef,
poultry, fish, chicken or pork.

2. Milk, including any of the
following:

(a) Nut milk.

(b) Grain milk.

(c) Organic
milk.

(d) Half and
half.

(e) Heavy
cream.

3. Imported Cheese, including any of
the following:

(a) Cream
cheese.

(b) Cottage
cheese.

4. One hundred percent Juice,
including organic juice.

5. Eggs, including egg substitutes.

6. Hot cereals, including organic
cereals.

7. Any type of flour.

8. Sugar, including SUGAR substitutes
and honey.

9. Rice, including Brown rice,
basmati rice or organic rice.

10. Soft corn tortillas, including
organic tortillas.

11. Whole wheat tortillas, including
organic tortillas.

12. Vitamins.

13. Any water product that does not
contain flavors, sweeteners or sugar-free sweeteners.

14. Any pure butter product and
butter substitutes.

15. ANy type of cooking oil.

B. If the waiver is granted, the
director shall allow enrollees in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
to purchase the items listed in subsection A of this section.  If the waiver is
not granted, the director shall request a waiver annually until the waiver is
granted.

C. This section does not prevent a
supplemental nutrition assistance program recipient from purchasing foods and
items that are already approved by the federal women, infants AND children food
program. END_STATUTE