WashingtonDirecting the department of social and health services to apply for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture restricting the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits from being used to purchase unhealthy foods such as candy and sweetened beverages.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- Feb 4Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.Latest
- Feb 2Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 16First reading, referred to Human Services.Introduced