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SB 161

Ohio Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

SB 161, “Require ODJFS to seek permission-exclude certain items from SNAP”, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 1, 2025 by Sen. Timothy Schaffer (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, and last saw action on Apr 2, 2025: Referred to committee: Health.

Record

Text

SB 161 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb161/introduced.txt
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
   Regular Session  S. B. No. 161
       2025-2026
  Senators Schaffer, Johnson
  Cosponsors: Senators Cirino, Huffman
  To enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code to  1
  require the Director of Job and Family Services  2
  to seek permission to exclude certain items from  3
  the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  4
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
     Section 1. That section 5101.548 of the Revised Code be  5
enacted to read as follows:  6
     Sec. 5101.548. The director of job and family services  7
shall submit a request to the United States department of  8
agriculture for a waiver to exclude all of the following as  9
items, as defined by the United States department of  10
agriculture, that may be purchased in this state under the  11
supplemental nutrition assistance program:  12
     (A) Soft drinks;  13
     (B) Candy;  14
     (C) Chips;  15
     (D) Ice cream;  16
     (E) Prepared desserts such as cakes, pies, cookies, or  17
similar products.  18

To enact section 5101.548 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek permission to exclude certain items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Sponsors

Sen. Timothy Schaffer (R) sponsors SB 161, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

SB 161 went before 1 committee: Health.

Health
Health
Referred to · Apr 2, 2025

History

SB 161 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025, the latest on Apr 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 2, 2025
Senate
Referred to committee: Health
Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Introduced

Votes

SB 161 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: legislature.ohio.gov · legiscan.com