By: Raymond (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.B. No. 3204          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2017;   May 16, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &   Human Services; May 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote    A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to vendor requirements under the Special Supplemental   Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.089 to read as follows:          Sec. 1001.089.  VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND   CHILDREN PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Predominantly WIC program vendor" means an   individual store that:                      (A)  operates and transacts approved WIC program   food items at a fixed location; and                      (B)  has or is expected to have sales of approved   WIC program food items to WIC program benefits recipients that   exceed 50 percent of the store's total sales of food items eligible   for purchase under the supplemental nutrition assistance program   under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.                (2)  "WIC program" means the federal special   supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children   authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 1786.          (b)  If federal funding for the WIC program is accepted by   the state, the state shall include as authorized vendors   predominantly WIC program vendors that meet all other vendor   requirements established by federal and state WIC program laws and   regulations.          (c)  The state may not impose requirements for a   predominantly WIC program vendor that are outside the scope of the   WIC program, including requirements relating to:                (1)  vendor hours of operation;                (2)  inventory stocking of food items other than   approved WIC program food items; or                (3)  restrictions on opening, closing, or relocating a   store.          (d)  If a change in ownership of a predominantly WIC program   vendor occurs, the new owner, in applying for a new vendor   agreement, is subject to the same vendor requirements as   predominantly WIC program vendors with existing vendor agreements.          (e)  This section may not be interpreted to expand the WIC   program in this state in any manner.          SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *