This bill makes the current ban on charging fees for SNAP debit (EBT) transactions permanent. States and their contractors would not be allowed to bill grocery stores and other SNAP-authorized retailers for processing, switching, or routing SNAP payments. The only exception is that costs for equipment rentals can still be charged. It also overrides earlier temporary rules from a 2023 law. The changes take effect October 1, 2025.

Key points:

• Who is affected: SNAP-authorized retailers, state agencies and their vendors, and SNAP shoppers indirectly.
• What changes: No transaction, switching, or routing fees can be charged to retailers for SNAP EBT; equipment rental fees are still allowed.
• When: Effective October 1, 2025; it supersedes related 2023 provisions and actions.