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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2706: Instructs the department of social services to apply for a waiver to the USDA to allow SNAP to prioritize the purchase of healthy food and discourage the purchase of highly processed foods

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2706 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Instructs the department of social services to apply for a waiver to the USDA to allow SNAP to prioritize the purchase of healthy food and discourage the purchase of highly processed foods. Primary sponsor: George Hruza (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Referred: Emerging Issues(H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
George HruzaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
  2. Read Second Time (H)
  3. Read First Time (H)
  4. Prefiled (H)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source