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Alabama SB 57 requires waiver request to ban SNAP purchases of candy and soda
Original title: Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for
Last action · April 16, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Arthur Orr
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What This Bill Does
The Alabama Department of Human Resources must request a federal waiver to exclude candy and soda from SNAP , banning their purchase with benefits if approved. Retailers will receive at least one month's notice before the ban takes effect and are exempt from penalties for accidental noncompliance unless exceeding three incidents per . The law becomes effective on October 1, 2026.
Why it matters
Changes purchase restrictions for SNAP participants across Alabama by removing specific carbonated and sugary beverages and confectionery items from eligible food items, while protecting retailers from fines unless accidental violations exceed three per year.
Background
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal assistance program that provides financial benefits for purchasing food to low-income individuals and families. context
- State agencies administering SNAP must obtain approval or waivers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to alter the definition of eligible food items. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
SNAP beneficiaries in Alabama
SNAP beneficiaries are prohibited from using their benefits to purchase candy and soda if the federal waiver is granted.
Directly affected
SNAP-authorized retailers in Alabama
Retailers must comply with product exclusions, receive at least one month's notice prior to implementation, and face no penalties for up to three accidental noncompliance incidents per fiscal year.
Directly affected
Alabama Department of Human Resources
The department is tasked with submitting the waiver request, providing notice to retailers, and resubmitting annually if denied.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What items are classified as candy under this law?
Candy includes food products that list sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, or high fructose corn syrup as a primary ingredient, such as chocolate bars, non-chocolate candy, and chewing gum. It does not include baked goods, baking mixes, jams, marshmallows, or cooking ingredients.
Will retailers be punished immediately if they accidentally accept SNAP benefits for soda or candy?
No. Retailers cannot be subjected to fines or penalties for accidental acceptance unless they have more than three accidental noncompliance incidents during a single .
What happens if the USDA denies the initial waiver request?
If the waiver request is denied, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Human Resources is required to resubmit the request annually until approval is granted.
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Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
38 actions- Apr 16, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 9, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIngram motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1355
Show 32 earlier actions
- Apr 9, 2026SenateGudger motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1310
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSenate Concurs in Conference Committee Report
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIn Conference Committee
- Apr 9, 2026HouseLovvorn motion to Accede - Adopted Roll Call 1333 House appoints Ingram, Reynolds and Lawrence
- Apr 8, 2026SenateGudger motion to Non-Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Adopted Roll Call 1262
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1285
- Apr 8, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1284
- Apr 8, 2026HouseButler 1st Amendment Offered
- Apr 8, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1283
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReynolds 1st Amendment Offered
- Apr 8, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1282
- Apr 8, 2026HouseWays and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Apr 8, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
- Mar 4, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 697
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOrr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 696
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOrr 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOrr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 695
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOrr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 694
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFinance and Taxation General Fund 2nd Amendment Offered
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFinance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 3, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 5, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFinance and Taxation General Fund 2nd Amendment
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFinance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
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In Conference Committee
Total
100
- Yes
- 97
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (100)
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordednot voting
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Show 13 earlier roll calls
Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1310
Total
34
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Rob StewartParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordednot voting
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordednot voting
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Ingram motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1355
Total
100
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 21
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 2
How they voted (100)
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedabstain
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedno
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedno
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedno
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedno
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedno
Berry ForteParty not recordednot voting
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedno
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedno
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedno
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedno
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedabstain
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordednot voting
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedno
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedno
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedno
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedno
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedno
Travis HendrixParty not recordedno
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedno
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedno
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedno
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1282
Total
100
- Yes
- 75
- No
- 17
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 5
- Abstain
- 3
How they voted (100)
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordednot voting
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedno
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedno
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedno
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedno
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedno
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedno
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedabstain
Danny GarrettParty not recordednot voting
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedno
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedno
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordednot voting
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedno
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedabstain
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedno
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedno
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedno
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedno
Chris EnglandParty not recordedno
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordednot voting
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordednot voting
Ron BoltonParty not recordedabstain
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1283
Total
100
- Yes
- 80
- No
- 8
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 8
- Abstain
- 4
How they voted (100)
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Parker MooreParty not recordedno
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedabstain
Sam JonesParty not recordedno
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordednot voting
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedno
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedno
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordednot voting
Laura HallParty not recordednot voting
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedabstain
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedabstain
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordednot voting
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordednot voting
Neil RaffertyParty not recordednot voting
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedabstain
Phillip EnslerParty not recordednot voting
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordednot voting
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedno
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1285
Total
100
- Yes
- 73
- No
- 24
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (100)
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedno
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedno
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedno
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedno
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedabstain
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordednot voting
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedno
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedno
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedno
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedno
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordednot voting
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedno
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedno
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedno
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedno
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedno
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedno
Curtis TravisParty not recordedno
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedno
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedno
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedno
Laura HallParty not recordedno
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedno
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedno
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1284
Total
100
- Yes
- 75
- No
- 22
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 2
How they voted (100)
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedno
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedno
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedno
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedno
Barbara BoydParty not recordedno
76 more members
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordednot voting
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedno
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedno
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedno
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedno
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedabstain
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedno
Travis HendrixParty not recordedno
Laura HallParty not recordedno
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedabstain
Curtis TravisParty not recordedno
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedno
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedno
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedno
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedno
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedno
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedno
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Third Reading in Second House
Total
100
- Yes
- 75
- No
- 23
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (100)
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedno
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedno
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedno
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordednot voting
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedno
76 more members
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedabstain
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedno
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedno
Chris EnglandParty not recordedno
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedno
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedno
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedno
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedno
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedno
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedno
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedno
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedno
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedno
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedno
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedno
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedno
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedno
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedno
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedno
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedno
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Gudger motion to Non-Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Adopted Roll Call 1262
Total
34
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordednot voting
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordednot voting
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordedyes
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
34
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 9
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordednot voting
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordednot voting
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordednot voting
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedno
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordednot voting
Rob StewartParty not recordedno
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 695
Total
34
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 9
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Rob StewartParty not recordedno
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordednot voting
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedno
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordednot voting
10 more members
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordednot voting
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordednot voting
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 696
Total
34
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 9
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordednot voting
Rob StewartParty not recordedno
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordednot voting
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordednot voting
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordednot voting
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedno
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 697
Total
34
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 8
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordednot voting
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordednot voting
Rob StewartParty not recordedno
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedno
10 more members
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordednot voting
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 694
Total
34
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 9
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedno
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordednot voting
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordednot voting
Will BarfootParty not recordednot voting
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordedno
10 more members
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordednot voting
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift95% confidence
Exclusion of Sugary Items from SNAP
The legislation establishes a formal mechanism to restrict federal nutrition assistance from being used on specific non-nutritious items like candy and soda.
Connected Entities
OrganizationAlabama Department of Human Resources“Required to request the USDA waiver and administer the prohibition.”Map →
PersonGovernor“Must direct an appropriate agency to publish a list of included and excluded ite”Map →
OrganizationUSDA Food and Nutrition Service“Federal agency responsible for granting or denying the waiver.”Map →
OrganizationSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program“Federal public assistance program providing food benefits.”Map →
Sources
Open source document
alison.legislature.state.al.us
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- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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