HB 2206 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

SNAP; error rate; forensic audit

HB 2206, titled the "Oh SNAP Act," requires Arizona's SNAP (food stamp) program to reduce its payment error rate to under 3% by December 2030. The bill mandates annual progress reports to the legislature starting in 2027, with penalties for missing targets including corrective action plans, partial payment of federal penalties, and potential funding cuts. It also requires a forensic audit by the auditor general by December 2031 to identify error causes and recommend fixes, which the department must implement within a year. The law expires on December 31, 2032. The bill directly affects Arizona's SNAP administration and federal program compliance.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Vetoed

Feb 2026

Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Vetoed Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (02/12/2026) · 5 edits · Feb 16, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized from a standard introduced format to a formal House Engrossed version, adding specific page headers and formatting. Substantively, the timeline for the SNAP payment error rate reduction was accelerated from 2027-2028 to 2026-2027, and reporting requirements changed from annual to quarterly. The deadline for the Auditor General's forensic audit was moved up from 2031 to 2027, and the audit type was changed from 'forensic' to 'special' with added provisions for status reports.

TIMELINE

The deadline to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% was moved up from December 30, 2030, to December 30, 2030 (unchanged), but the start date for annual reporting was moved forward from FY 2027-2028 to FY 2026-2027.

The deadline for the Auditor General to complete the audit was moved up from December 30, 2031, to November 15, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting frequency changed from an annual report due by December 31 to quarterly reports due within 30 days after the end of each quarter.

The audit type was changed from a 'forensic audit' to a 'special audit', and the Auditor General was given the authority to request written status reports on the department's implementation progress.

TECHNICAL

Added specific page headers, bill identifiers, and formatting consistent with a House Engrossed version.

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 20, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed by Governor

executive

Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors