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HB1773 Relative to food and drink purchased under SNAP, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.

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Relative to food and drink purchased under SNAP, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

3

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
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Your Wallet

Purchase restrictions add administrative costs and do not meaningfully reduce program costs while limiting food access for families.

3
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Your Community

Restricting SNAP purchases stigmatizes low-income families and adds grocery store compliance burdens without proven nutritional benefits.

3
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Your Freedom

Imposes government restrictions on personal food choices specifically targeting low-income residents receiving public assistance.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Lisa Freeman (R)

The Short Version

Would restrict what foods and beverages can be purchased with SNAP benefits, limiting choices for low-income families receiving food assistance. Amendment failed 161-173, then killed via ITL.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Those who believe SNAP should have purchase restrictions

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ SNAP recipients losing food choice autonomy
  • ▼ Grocery stores managing compliance
  • ▼ Low-income families

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 154 for , 25 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 7 for , 148 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

154R + 7D
Voted to Pass (161)
25R + 148D
Voted Against (173)
39
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (161)

Republicans (154)
Democrats (7)

Voted Nay (173)

Republicans (25)
Democrats (148)
Absent (39)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Melvin (R) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Kristine Perez (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Mike Drago (R) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Paul Terry (R) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tom Dolan (R) , Wayne Hemingway (R)

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