HB 2107

PREFILED��� DEC 29 2025
REFERENCE TITLE: SNAP benefits; purchases; waiver
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HB 2107
Introduced by
Representatives
  Martinez: Biasiucci, Carbone, Carter N, Fink, Gress, Heap, Hendrix, Keshel,
  Lopez
AN
ACT
amending title 46, chapter 2, article 2,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 46-232; relating to the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 46, chapter 2, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 46-232, to read:
START_STATUTE46-232. Use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;
prohibited purchases; waiver; definition
A. The director of the department of
economic security shall request a waiver from the United States department of
agriculture to do both of the following:
1. Exclude fast food from the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.
2. Include vitamins in the
supplemental nutrition assistance program.
B. If the waiver is granted as
prescribed in subsection A of this section, the director shall prohibit
enrollees in the supplemental nutrition assistance program from using program
benefits to purchase fast food and allow enrollees to use program benefits to
purchase vitamins.� If the waiver is not granted, the director shall request a
waiver annually until the waiver is granted.
C. For the purposes of this section,
"Fast Food" means a type of mass-produced food that is designed
for commercial resale with a strong priority placed on speed of service. END_STATUTE