SB 79
Outcome: passed
AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE
Restricting Food Assistance Purchases for Working Families
This bill directs the state to seek a federal waiver to ban the purchase of candy and soft drinks with SNAP food assistance benefits. Many working families rely on food assistance to make ends meet, and this measure would limit their choices while adding enforcement burdens on grocery store workers. Labor opposes this bill because it undermines the dignity and autonomy of working families without addressing the root causes of food insecurity.
Vote Weight: 4x
KS AFL-CIO supports a NAY vote
Yea (29)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Gossage | R | 9 |
| Brad Starnes | R | 22 |
| Caryn Tyson | R | 12 |
| Chase Blasi | R | 26 |
| Craig Bowser | R | 1 |
| Doug Shane | R | 37 |
| Elaine Bowers | R | 36 |
| Jeff Klemp | R | 5 |
| Joseph Claeys | R | 27 |
| J.R. Claeys | R | 24 |
| Kellie Warren | R | 11 |
| Kenny Titus | R | 18 |
| Larry Alley | R | 32 |
| Michael Fagg | R | 14 |
| Michael Murphy | R | 34 |
| Mike Argabright | R | 17 |
| Mike Petersen | R | 28 |
| Mike Thompson | R | 10 |
| Renee Erickson | R | 30 |
| Rick Billinger | R | 40 |
| Rick Kloos | R | 3 |
| Ronald Ryckman | R | 38 |
| Stephen Owens | R | 31 |
| Tim Shallenburger | R | 13 |
| TJ Rose | R | 35 |
| Tory Marie Blew | R | 33 |
| Ty Masterson | R | 16 |
| Virgil Peck | R | 15 |
| William Clifford | R | 39 |
Nay (11)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Thomas | R | 23 |
| Brenda Dietrich | R | 20 |
| Cindy Holscher | D | 8 |
| David Haley | D | 4 |
| Dinah Sykes | D | 21 |
| Ethan Corson | D | 7 |
| Marci Francisco | D | 2 |
| Mary Ware | D | 25 |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | D | 29 |
| Pat Pettey | D | 6 |
| Patrick Schmidt | D | 19 |