Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HJR68: A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture.
Status: In committee, February 18, 2026
Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to authorize the sharing of information between third-party SNAP benefit processors and the USDA.
What the bill says
A joint resolution directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture.
From the introduced text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture. WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that states, through their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies, grant the third-party SNAP benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the federal government; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this request is to remove information silos and aid the federal government in ensuring the integrity and efficacy of the SNAP; and WHEREAS, the Food and Nutrition Service at the USDA will use the data it receives from processors to verify the eligibility of benefit recipients to ensure Americans in need receive assistance while safeguarding taxpayer dollars from abuse; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth has a vested interest in ensuring public benefits are being used in the proper manner and in avoiding waste, fraud, and abuse of these benefits; and WHEREAS, the USDA has indicated that it may withhold SNAP benefits for noncompliance with the request; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. The General Assembly hereby directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Sponsors
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Kimberly Banta (R, HD-063)
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073)
- David Meade (R, HD-080)
- Nancy Tate (R, HD-027)
- Wade Williams (R, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : to State Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Public Assistance
Common questions
- What is HJR68?
- HJR68 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture.
- What does HJR68 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to grant all third-party Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit processors the authority to share data and information with the United States Department of Agriculture.
- What is the status of HJR68?
- In committee as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: to State Government (H) (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR68?
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR68?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hjr68.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.