---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for"
description: "Health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 57"
citation: "Alabama SB 57 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orr"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89064019-dcde-4019-8094-22cea1ec8cdb"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4f5eaa9e6841f2a646f5416ccda2c94211e72ba0f3bbddd192b71ffe9712b5e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 57 (2026rs) — Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

Health

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB57-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB57-eng.pdf)
3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1282** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/PSF2ZRR-1.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1283** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/L5LVLYW-1.pdf)
5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1284** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/QNUHC41-1.pdf)
6. **Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 694** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/EJT3S22-1.pdf)
7. **Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 695** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/2JE33SS-1.pdf)
8. **Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 696** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/U9LV2GD-1.pdf)
9. **Senate Concurs in Conference Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/BY7ERQJ-1.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB57-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ingram motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1355
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 1310
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Concurs in Conference Committee Report (Conference Committee on SB57)
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** In Conference Committee
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Lovvorn motion to Accede - Adopted Roll Call 1333 House appoints Ingram, Reynolds and Lawrence
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Non-Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Adopted Roll Call 1262
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1285 `passage`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1284
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Butler 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1283
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reynolds 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1282
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means General Fund) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund)
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Ways and Means General Fund)
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means General Fund)
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 697 `passage`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 696
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Orr 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 695
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 694
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund 2nd Amendment Offered (Finance and Taxation General Fund) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment Offered (Finance and Taxation General Fund) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund 2nd Amendment (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89064019-dcde-4019-8094-22cea1ec8cdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).