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.

HB 4305 would ban the use of SNAP benefits (food assistance) to purchase soda, directly affecting Michigan SNAP recipients. The bill requires the state to seek a federal waiver from the USDA to exclude soda from eligible foods under SNAP rules, and if approved, the state would prohibit soda purchases with these benefits. "Soda" is defined as nonalcoholic sweetened beverages, excluding milk, milk substitutes, and juices containing over 50% juice by volume. The bill does not change current SNAP rules but proposes a policy shift pending federal approval.