HB 2015

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 20, 2025.

HB2015 - Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2015
Session 2025-2026
Status failed
Committee Welfare Reform
House failed 2025-02-20
Summary

Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.

Sponsor
House Committee on Welfare Reform
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-20 Status failed
2025-02-20 Latest Action Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
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