# Missouri HB2481: Prohibits the use of SNAP benefits to purchase certain foods

Missouri HB2481, Prohibits the use of SNAP benefits to purchase certain foods, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Public Hearing Held); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2481
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits the use of SNAP benefits to purchase certain foods
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Public Hearing Held
- Sponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (118 yes, 52 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jamie Ray Gragg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Seitz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Boggs (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 95 | 44 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 9 | 3 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-29: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Second read and referred: General Laws (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 95 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 5 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-09: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Referred: Fiscal Review (House)
- 2026-04-07: Perfected with Amendments - HA 1, adopted (House)
- 2026-04-07: HCS Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-07: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House)
- 2026-04-07: Taken Up for Perfection (House)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-26: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-03-05: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 9 NOES: 3 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-04: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-04: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-25: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred: General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-17: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Perfected, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.02P.pdf)
- Committee Substitute, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.02C.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed)
- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)

## Sources
- [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.02P.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.02C.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6262H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026)
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2481-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).