Texas Human Resources Code

§ 33.031 — PURCHASE OF SWEETENED DRINKS AND CANDY PROHIBITED UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HR § 33.031Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 33. NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Art. A. NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN GENERAL

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(a)In this section, "sweetened drink" means a nonalcoholic beverage made with water that contains five grams or more of added sugar or any amount of artificial sweeteners. The term does not include a beverage that contains:

(1)milk or milk products;

(2)soy, rice, or similar milk substitutes; or

(3)more than 50 percent of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.

(b)A recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits may not use those benefits to purchase:

(1)a sweetened drink; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 379), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.