Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HM 581 — Prohibit Use of SNAP Benefits to Purchase Soft Drinks and Noncarbonated Beverages with Equivalent Nutritional Value

Last action — Died in Rules

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Prohibit Use of SNAP Benefits to Purchase Soft Drinks and Noncarbonated Beverages with Equivalent Nutritional Value; Urging Congress to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks and noncarbonated beverages with equivalent nutritional value, etc.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 581 2023 House Memorial A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 58, Engrossed 1 2023 House Memorial A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks and noncarbonated beverages with equivalent nutritional value.
7 WHEREAS, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutrition assistance to eligible, low-income individuals and families in the form of funds to purchase eligible food, and WHEREAS, the Food and Nutrition Service, under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers SNAP, and the Florida Department of Children and Families distributes the benefits, and WHEREAS, SNAP benefits may be used to purchase any food or food product intended for human consumption, including soft drinks, but may not be used to purchase alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hot foods, and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption, and WHEREAS, soft drinks are nutrient poor but rich in calories and can lead to nutritional deficiencies and health disorders including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, and WHEREAS, state and local governments have requested permission from the USDA for waivers to prohibit SNAP Page 1of 2 CODING:
8 WHEREAS, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutrition assistance to eligible, low-income individuals and families in the form of funds to purchase eligible food, and WHEREAS, the Food and Nutrition Service, under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers SNAP, and the Florida Department of Children and Families distributes the benefits, and WHEREAS, SNAP benefits may be used to purchase any food or food product intended for human consumption, including soft drinks, but may not be used to purchase alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hot foods, and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption, and WHEREAS, soft drinks are nutrient poor but rich in calories and can lead to nutritional deficiencies and health disorders including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, and Page 1of 2 CODING:
hm0581-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 581 2023 participants from purchasing soft drinks with their benefits as a way to promote healthy choices, and WHEREAS, the USDA has denied every such request, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
hm0581-01-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 58, Engrossed 1 2023 WHEREAS, state and local governments have requested permission from the USDA for waivers to prohibit SNAP participants from purchasing soft drinks with their benefits as a way to promote healthy choices, and WHEREAS, the USDA has denied every such request, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
2011 et seq., from using SNAP benefits to purchase flavored carbonated beverages sweetened with natural or artificial sweeteners, also known as "soft drinks." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.
2011 et seq., from using SNAP benefits to purchase flavored carbonated beverages sweetened with natural or artificial sweeteners, also known as "soft drinks" and noncarbonated beverages with equivalent nutritional value.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. Received

  3. Referred to Rules

  4. In Messages

  5. Adopted as amended

  6. Amendment 244769 adopted

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)

  9. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  10. Bill released to House Calendar

  11. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  12. Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

  13. Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  14. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  15. Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  16. Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  17. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  18. Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

  19. Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  20. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  21. Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 20 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 11000
Democrat 5100
Total 20100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Amesty — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Fine — Yea
Grant — Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea

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Favorable (Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee)

Passed 12 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Democrat 0500
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 12600
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Roach — Yea
Williams — Nay
Lopez, V. — Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Nay
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Nay
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HM 581 do?
Prohibit Use of SNAP Benefits to Purchase Soft Drinks and Noncarbonated Beverages with Equivalent Nutritional Value; Urging Congress to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks and noncarbonated beverages with equivalent nutritional value, etc.
Who sponsors HM 581?
HM 581 is sponsored by Fine and Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of HM 581?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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