FLORIDA Starting: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soda, energy drinks, candy, and prepared desserts.

IDAHO Starting: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soda and candy. https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/news/usda-approves-idahos-request-remove-sugary-drinks-and-candy-snap?fbclid=IwY2xjawMXXjdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRRDBkUG1xWVNnUFhoYXVXAR78E8lsOHiijVew1IVjjmIJjufRC5jn1qZJ4axDsa0zETBv011HNhuvbbhFxg_aem_AYmSSz1W6HHJkfMYD7bYlA

INDIANA Starting: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soft drinks and candy. Additional Notes 📝 : Soft drinks defined as "non-alcoholic beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. The term does not include beverages that contain milk or milk products, soy, rice, or similar milk substitutes, or are exclusively naturally sweetened using natural vegetable and/or fruit juice,” and "candy," defined as "a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. The term does not include any preparation requiring refrigeration.”

IOWA Starts: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts all taxable food items as defined by the Iowa Department of Revenue except food producing plants and seeds for food producing plants.

LOUISIANA Starts: 1/15/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and candy. Additional Notes 📝 : The State plans to allow Hot Rotisserie Chicken to be EBT approved but since hot foods are typically not allowed, they are not sure how this will be implemented quite yet. https://www.nola.com/news/healthcare_hospitals/louisiana-snap-ban-junk-food/article_7aedcf98-e1d2-499e-83c4-ee35b5bede42.amp.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMXXqdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRRDBkUG1xWVNnUFhoYXVXAR5JmVPdVwOOW7Cpd-1_pCc3dM1VoR0DaHtoptH8g8DgSoV74Hk0mG4lb1N9wg_aem_eOoZOOMYcaWIeH37wdhuKw

NEBRASKA Starts: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soda and energy drinks.

OKLAHOMA Starts: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soft drinks and candy. Additional Notes 📝 : The change, effective Jan. 1, 2026, prohibits the use of the program to purchase items such as chocolate bars, hard candies, gummies, caramels, taffy, licorice, mints and chewing gum. It would not prohibit the purchase of baked goods, such as cakes, muffins, brownies, pastries and bread. Prohibited items also include carbonated sodas, energy and sports drinks, sweetened teas and lemonades and flavored waters with sweeteners. Coffee, unsweetened tea, milk and certain fruit and vegetable juices would not be prohibited.

TEXAS Starts: 4/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of sweetened drinks and candy. Additional Notes 📝 : These items include energy drinks, sweetened and carbonated beverages, candy, potato or corn chips, and cookies. The policy draws a clear line between foods that offer substantial nutritional benefits and those that contribute to poor health outcomes such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. However, not all beverages or packaged goods are excluded. Milk and plant-based milk alternatives such as soy, almond, and rice milk will still be eligible, along with beverages that contain only non-caloric sweeteners and have no added sugars. The law also preserves access to fruit and vegetable juices without added sugar, infant formula, and medically necessary nutritional products.

UTAH Starts: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soft drinks.

WEST VIRGINIA Starts: 1/1/2026 Restricts: Restricts purchase of soda. https://dhhr.wv.gov/News/2025/Pages/-Public-Announcement-West-Virginia-to-Implement-SNAP-Soda-Restriction-Beginning-January-1,-2026.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawMXXzlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRRDBkUG1xWVNnUFhoYXVXAR6uuD76ctllJ-52Acr1N2YeOmI_9SjbA3l7ef6pgXUnMUcxFtX-4skJJmusdA_aem_HsQm6HKfnrauYHYm13eNxA