SNAP; work requirement waivers; exemptions.
SB 1334 prevents Arizona's Department of Economic Security from seeking or accepting federal waivers for SNAP work requirements (for able-bodied adults without dependents) unless required by federal law or specifically authorized by state law. It also blocks the state from using its option to exempt individuals from work requirements without prior state legislative approval. The bill directly affects SNAP recipients who would otherwise qualify for work requirement exemptions under federal rules. This policy change would require Arizona lawmakers to explicitly approve any waiver requests or exemptions, rather than allowing the state agency to act unilaterally.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Vetoed
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 26, 2026
Vetoed Feb 20, 2026
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Introduced Version
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Senate Engrossed Version (02/11/2026)
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Feb 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated from an introduced draft to the official Senate Engrossed version, standardizing the formatting and correcting a minor capitalization error in the statute text. The substantive policy content regarding SNAP work requirement waivers remains unchanged.
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Updated the header and title information to reflect the official Senate Engrossed status for the 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session of 2026.
Corrected the capitalization of 'United States Code' in Section 46-232 from all-caps to standard sentence case.
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Feb 20, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Kavanagh
RRepublican
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