HB 5157
Shofner’s bill listing foods SNAP cannot buy
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The state writes the banned list. Single-ingredient foods stay off it.
The bill orders the state health and human services chief to write and post online a list of food and drink items that people may not buy with SNAP (food stamp) benefits, weighing nutritional value and leaving single-ingredient foods off the list. It touches SNAP recipients, the stores that take SNAP, and the state agencies that run the program. Once the list exists and any needed federal waiver is granted, recipients can no longer use their benefits on listed items unless federal law expressly requires otherwise.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5157 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
WHAT IT DOES
The state writes the banned list. Single-ingredient foods stay off it.
The bill orders the state health and human services chief to write and post online a list of food and drink items that people may not buy with SNAP (food stamp) benefits, weighing nutritional value and leaving single-ingredient foods off the list. It touches SNAP recipients, the stores that take SNAP, and the state agencies that run the program. Once the list exists and any needed federal waiver is granted, recipients can no longer use their benefits on listed items unless federal law expressly requires otherwise.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Human Services
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Human Services--Food Programs
FOOD
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 295 words
89R16822 AND-D By: Shofner H.B. No. 5157 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 33.031 to read as follows: Sec. 33.031. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FOOD AND DRINKS PROHIBITED UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive commissioner by rule shall, in consultation with the department, develop and publish on the commission's Internet website a list of food and drink items that a recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits may not purchase with those benefits. (b) In developing the list under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner: (1) shall consider the nutritional value of the food and drink items; and (2) may not prohibit any single ingredient food or drink item. (c) Except as expressly required by federal law, a recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits may not use those benefits to purchase any food or drink item on the list established under Subsection (a). SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is granted. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.