More than 131,000 Nevadans could lose food and nutrition benefits because of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” officials said during a Nevada legislative committee meeting Wednesday.

New work requirements and other changes to eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, could put those Nevadans at risk, officials with the Nevada Department of Human Services told lawmakers at an Interim Finance Committee meeting Wednesday. An estimated 10,000 or more people could lose benefits based on changes to social services access for non-citizens.

The discussion came out of an additional budget funding request from the Division of Social Services, which sought more than $244,000 to fill a shortfall tied to increased operating expenses from use of a

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