South Dakota's Department of Social Services must request federal permission to ban soft drinks (beverages with added sweeteners, excluding milk and approved juices) from the state's SNAP food assistance program by September 1, 2026. If approved, the department will implement the restriction within six months; if denied, it must resubmit the request every year until it succeeds. This creates a new state requirement to pursue what is currently not allowed under federal SNAP rules.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
This change converted the bill from its introduced form to its enrolled (final passed) form, which involved removing the legislative markup formatting and adding official enrollment signatures and certification pages—no substantive changes were made to the bill's requirements that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the SNAP program.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 496
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 480
Signed by the President S.J. 434
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 6. S.J. 401
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 370
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 364
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 2. S.J. 7
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 269
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 13
Health and Human Services Fiscal Note Requested S.J. 13
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 199
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 11. H.J. 226
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2. H.J. 8
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 24
Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Cosponsors
Do Pass
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass