Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 33.031 · Subchapter A. NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN GENERAL
PURCHASE OF SWEETENED DRINKS AND CANDY PROHIBITED UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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
(2) candy ordinarily packaged and sold for consumption without further preparation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 379), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.33.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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