PolicyEngine · daphnehanse11 · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 2, 2026 · Jul 2, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/snap-abawd-hi-ak-hr1.added.md b/changelog.d/snap-abawd-hi-ak-hr1.added.md
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+Model Hawaii and Alaska delayed adoption (2025-11-01) of the HR1 SNAP ABAWD work requirement changes via state-level hr1_in_effect parameters, and remove the unused exempt-states parameter.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# P.L. 119-21 grants Alaska preferential waiver authority (150% of the
+# national average unemployment threshold and good-faith exemptions)
+# per 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)(A)(ii) and 2015(o)(7). Alaska implemented the
+# HR1 ABAWD work requirement changes effective 2025-11-01, alongside a
+# good-faith exemption waiver covering all census areas and boroughs
+# except the Municipality of Anchorage. Borough-level high-unemployment
+# waivers are not modeled here.
+description: Alaska implements the HR1 changes to Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when this is true.
+
+values:
+  0000-01-01: false
+  2025-11-01: true
+
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  period: month
+  label: Alaska SNAP HR1 ABAWD implementation status
+  reference:
+    - title: Alaska Department of Health, H.R. 1 - AK Impacts
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/en/education/hr-1-ak-impacts/
+    - title: Public Law 119-21, Section 10102(a) - Modifications to SNAP ABAWD Requirements
+      href: https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf#page=81
+    - title: USDA FNS SNAP Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, ABAWD Waivers Implementation Memorandum (October 3, 2025)
+      href: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/obbb-ABAWD-Waivers-Implementation-Memo
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml
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+# P.L. 119-21 grants Hawaii preferential waiver authority (150% of the
+# national average unemployment threshold and good-faith exemptions)
+# per 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)(A)(ii) and 2015(o)(7). Hawaii implemented the
+# HR1 ABAWD work requirement changes effective 2025-11-01.
+description: Hawaii implements the HR1 changes to Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when this is true.
+
+values:
+  0000-01-01: false
+  2025-11-01: true
+
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  period: month
+  label: Hawaii SNAP HR1 ABAWD implementation status
+  reference:
+    - title: Hawaii Department of Human Services news release, Federal SNAP Work Requirement Changes to Begin (October 17, 2025)
+      href: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/federal-snap-work-requirement-changes-to-begin-department-of-human-services-offers-guidance-and-resources/
+    - title: Hawaii Department of Human Services, Changes to Able-Bodied Adult Work Requirements for SNAP - FAQs
+      href: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/changes-to-able-bodied-adult-work-requirements-for-snap-faqs/
+    - title: Public Law 119-21, Section 10102(a) - Modifications to SNAP ABAWD Requirements
+      href: https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf#page=81
+    - title: USDA FNS SNAP Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, ABAWD Waivers Implementation Memorandum (October 3, 2025)
+      href: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/obbb-ABAWD-Waivers-Implementation-Memo
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/work_requirements/abawd/exempt_states.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/usda/snap/work_requirements/abawd/exempt_states.yaml
diff --git a/...icy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml b/...icy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# Federal HR1 effective date: 2025-07-01
+# Federal HR1 effective date: 2025-07-04
 # CA delays to 2026-06-01 per ACL 25-93
+# HI and AK delay to 2025-11-01
 
 - name: Case 1, non-CA after federal effective date.
   period: 2026-01
@@ -28,3 +29,73 @@
     state_code: CA
   output:
     is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
+
+- name: Case 5, HI before federal effective date.
+  period: 2025-06
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: HI
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false
+
+- name: Case 6, AK before federal effective date.
+  period: 2025-06
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: AK
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false
+
+- name: Case 7, default state in effect between federal and HI/AK adoption dates.
+  period: 2025-08
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: TX
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
+
+- name: Case 8, HI not in effect between federal and state adoption dates.
+  period: 2025-08
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: HI
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false
+
+- name: Case 9, AK not in effect between federal and state adoption dates.
+  period: 2025-08
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: AK
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false
+
+- name: Case 10, HI in effect at state adoption date.
+  period: 2025-11
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: HI
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
+
+- name: Case 11, AK in effect at state adoption date.
+  period: 2025-11
+  input:
+    state_code:
+      2025: AK
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
+
+- name: Case 12, HI in effect in 2026 steady state.
+  period: 2026-01
+  input:
+    state_code: HI
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
+
+- name: Case 13, AK in effect in 2026 steady state.
+  period: 2026-01
+  input:
+    state_code: AK
+  output:
+    is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true
diff --git a/...e_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.py b/...e_us/variables/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.py
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ def formula(person, period, parameters):
         # States that delay HR1 adoption have their own hr1_in_effect
         # parameter with a later effective date. Add new states here.
         federal = parameters(period).gov.usda.snap.work_requirements.abawd.in_effect
-        state_code = person.household("state_code", period)
+        state_code = person.household("state_code", period.this_year)
         ca = parameters(
             period
         ).gov.states.ca.cdss.snap.work_requirements.abawd.hr1_in_effect
+        hi = parameters(
+            period
+        ).gov.states.hi.dhs.snap.work_requirements.abawd.hr1_in_effect
+        ak = parameters(
+            period
+        ).gov.states.ak.dpa.snap.work_requirements.abawd.hr1_in_effect
         return select(
-            [state_code == StateCode.CA],
-            [ca],
+            [
+                state_code == StateCode.CA,
+                state_code == StateCode.HI,
+                state_code == StateCode.AK,
+            ],
+            [ca, hi, ak],
             default=federal,
         )
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		Model Hawaii and Alaska delayed adoption (2025-11-01) of the HR1 SNAP ABAWD work requirement changes via state-level hr1_in_effect parameters, and remove the unused exempt-states parameter.