Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: SB79 - 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.
AN ACT concerning public assistance; relating to food assistance; directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would allow the state to prohibit purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing sections.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-04-11 | Status | vetoed |
| 2025-04-11 | Latest Action | No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained |