Human services: food assistance; purchase of certain beverages with supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits; prohibit. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109s.

Senate Bill 227 directs the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to annually request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture. If granted, this waiver would prohibit individuals from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase "soda." The bill defines "soda" as any nonalcoholic beverage with natural or artificial sweeteners, excluding milk-based drinks or those with more than 50% fruit or vegetable juice. This measure would directly affect SNAP recipients in Michigan by limiting the types of beverages they can purchase with their benefits.