Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R1822 JG-F
2	2	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 770
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to creating a reimbursement program to reimburse certain
10	10	supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients for the cost
11	11	of certain food delivery service fees.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,
14	14	is amended by adding Section 33.033 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 33.033. FOOD DELIVERY FEE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR
16	16	CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SNAP RECIPIENTS. (a) In this section, "eligible
17	17	recipient" means a recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance
18	18	program benefits who:
19	19	(1) is 65 years of age or older; or
20	20	(2) has a disability, as defined by the Americans with
21	21	Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
22	22	(b) From appropriated money available for that purpose, the
23	23	commission shall develop and implement a reimbursement program
24	24	under which an eligible recipient may obtain financial assistance
25	25	in the form of reimbursement to cover the cost of delivery service
26	26	fees incurred by the recipient in connection with the purchase of
27	27	eligible food items under the supplemental nutrition assistance
28	28	program. In implementing the reimbursement program, the commission
29	29	shall:
30	30	(1) prescribe the form and manner for an eligible
31	31	recipient to request reimbursement, which may require the recipient
32	32	to submit an application online, by mail, or in person; and
33	33	(2) ensure that supplemental nutrition assistance
34	34	program benefits are not used to reimburse the cost of delivery
35	35	service fees under this section.
36	36	(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
37	37	to implement this section, including rules that:
38	38	(1) establish a reimbursement methodology for
39	39	determining the reimbursement amount that an eligible recipient may
40	40	receive to cover the cost of a delivery service fee assessed in
41	41	connection with the purchase of eligible food items, which may
42	42	include limits on:
43	43	(A) the total reimbursement amount that an
44	44	eligible recipient may receive to cover the cost of the delivery
45	45	service fee; and
46	46	(B) the total number of purchases for which an
47	47	eligible recipient may receive reimbursement over a period of time
48	48	the commission specifies; and
49	49	(2) restrict an eligible recipient from obtaining
50	50	reimbursement to cover the cost of delivery of a purchase that
51	51	includes items that are not eligible for purchase using
52	52	supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
53	53	SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act
54	54	a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
55	55	federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
56	56	the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
57	57	authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
58	58	waiver or authorization is granted.
59	59	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.