Panel sends food stamp soda ban to full South Dakota House of Representatives

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 1,076

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The South Dakota House of Representatives will soon vote on a bill meant to bar the purchase of sweetened beverages with food stamps.

House Bill 1056 would require the state Department of Social Services to submit “a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program,” a reference to SNAP.

Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt, the Sioux Falls Republican who presented the bill to the House Health and Human Services Committee on …

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