Gov. Kevin Stitt Food security advocates said Thursday that Gov. Kevin Stitt's ending of Oklahoma's declared state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic means as many as 168,000 Oklahomans could soon see an abrupt drop-off in nutrition benefit payments. "The Biden administration has enabled SNAP emergency allotments, which would be an additional benefit to Oklahomans who earn under 115% of the federal poverty level," said Bailey Perkins, state advocacy and public policy director at Oklahoma Food Banks, referring to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as Food Stamps). "In order for states to unlock that, they have to have an emergency order in place. Since Gov. Stitt ended the executive order this week, that means we have about 60 days for Oklahomans who were receiving that benefit to get it, and after that they lose that benefit," Perkins said of the approaching June 30 termination date.