Soda ban for food stamp recipients would cost South Dakota $248,000 annually, report says

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 967

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Barring the use of food stamp benefits for soda purchases would cost South Dakota taxpayers $310,000 in the first two years, according to a fiscal impact statement released Thursday evening by the South Dakota Legislative Research Council.

The new restriction would cost the state about $248,000 a year after that — less than half what an adviser to Gov. Larry Rhoden said it might on Wednesday.

House Bill 1056, which earned the …

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