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SB 6186
SNAP benefits/unhealthy food
In Committee
Jurisdiction
Washington
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Last updated at
Jun 16, 2026, 11:19 PM
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Bill overview
Directing 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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Primary sponsor
Judy Warnick
SenateWARepublican
Cosponsors
Leonard Christian
SenateWARepublican
Mark Schoesler
SenateWARepublican
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