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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB947

Georgia SNAP Healthier Choices Act of 2026; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of public assistance, so as to prohibit the purchase of certain food and beverage items with federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 18, 2026 House committee reassignment March 4, 2026 House committee substitute March 6, 2026

Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 7, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #687

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

95 yea–66 nay · 1 not voting · 15 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  2. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  3. House House Third Readers
  4. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  5. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  6. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  7. House House Second Readers
  8. House House First Readers
  9. House House Hopper
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