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 SB-1134 SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 02/17/2026 09:00 PM

SB1134:v99#DOCUMENTBill Start

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill

No. 1134

Introduced by Senator Strickland

February 17, 2026

 An act to add Section 18919.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to CalFresh. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1134, as introduced, Strickland.
 SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act.

Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to maximize all available food choices for CalFresh recipients, as specified. 

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations, on or before June 1, 2028, to define “ultraprocessed foods of concern” and, when defining the term, to consider specified factors, including, among others, whether, based on reputable peer-reviewed scientific evidence, a substance or group of substances are linked to health harms or adverse health consequences.

This bill, the SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act, notwithstanding the requirement to maximize food choices, would require the State Department of Social Services on or before July 1, 2027, to seek a federal waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to prohibit CalFresh recipients from using CalFresh benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy, and prepackaged desserts, as defined. If a food product is determined to be an ultraprocessed food of concern, as described above, the bill would require the State Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to prohibit CalFresh recipients from using CalFresh benefits to purchase that food product. Upon receipt of a waiver granted by the United States Department of Agriculture for purposes of prohibiting the purchase of soft drinks, candy, prepackaged desserts, or ultraprocessed foods of concern, the bill would require the State
 Department of Social Services to implement the prohibitions granted within 6 months.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act.

SEC. 2.

 Section 18919.5 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:

18919.5.

 (a) Notwithstanding Section 18919.1, on or before July 1, 2027, the State Department of Social Services shall seek a federal waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to prohibit CalFresh recipients from using CalFresh benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy, and prepackaged desserts. 

(b) Notwithstanding Section 18919.1, if a food product is determined to be an ultraprocessed food of concern, as defined in Section 104662 of the Health and Safety Code, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Social Services shall seek a federal waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to prohibit CalFresh recipients from using CalFresh benefits to purchase that food product.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 18919.1 and upon receipt of a waiver granted by the United States Department of Agriculture for purposes of subdivision (a) or (b), the State Department of Social Services shall implement the prohibitions granted within six months. 

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Candy” means any solid, semisolid, or molded preparation of sugar, natural or artificial sweeteners, or chocolate, with or without added ingredients, including flavorings, fruit, nuts, or flour, that is commonly marketed, advertised, or recognized as a candy, chocolate bar, chewing gum, or similar confectionery. Candy includes, but is not limited to, all of the f