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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1833 By: Thompson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Supplemental Nutrition
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8 of Human Services to seek certain federal waiver;
8 authorizing certain additional waiver; describing
9 waiver; specifying implementation deadline; requiring
9 submission of certain annual report; providing for
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 241.5 of Title 56, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. The Department of Human Services, subject to receipt of
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18 federal approval as described in subsection B of this section:
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19 1. Shall prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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20 Program (SNAP) benefits for the purchase of candy and soft drinks;
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22 2. May exclude any other foods the Director of Human Services
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23 deems a nonnutritive food item.
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1 B. The Department shall submit a request for a federal waiver
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2 to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition
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3 Service to seek authorization to implement the provisions of
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4 paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section and may seek
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5 authorization, either through the initial waiver request or through
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6 one or more subsequent waiver requests, to implement the provisions
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7 of paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section. Any such waiver
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8 request shall include:
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9 1. A justification citing:
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10 a. public health concerns,
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11 b. SNAP's statutory intent, and
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12 c. cost savings to taxpayers;
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13 2. An implementation plan ensuring that existing point-of-sale
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14 systems used by retailers in this state have the ability to properly
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15 enforce the restriction;
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16 3. A strategy for education and outreach informing SNAP
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17 recipients of alternative healthy food options; and
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18 4. A reporting mechanism to track the impact of the waiver,
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19 including spending patterns and health outcomes.
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20 C. If the waiver is approved, the Department shall implement
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21 the restrictions within six (6) months of receiving federal
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1 D. The Department shall electronically submit an annual report
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3 of Representatives, and the Governor that includes:
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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