2026 Regular Session
SB461
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study
Requiring the Department of Human Services to study the potential number of households excluded from automatic standard utility allowance eligibility for the Heat and Eat Program within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to enactment of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025; and requiring the Department to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, by December 1, 2026, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
135 yea–1 nay · 4 not voting · 1 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · House
Appropriations
February 2, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 685
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (135-1) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {623627/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Appropriations
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance