Lawmakers Wednesday pulled the plug on bills calling for healthy snacks in schools, tax breaks for new-home buyers and wider use of gold coins in Colorado.

Senate Bill 46, which would have required schools to sell only healthy snacks, died in the Senate Education Committee.

Panel members said they agreed with the intent of SB 46 but believed local school boards should decide what snacks to sell.

The home buyers' tax break met the same fate after opponents said it would have cost the state too much money.

Under House Bill 1212 by Rep. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, buyers of new single- family homes would have received a tax credit of 3 percent of the purchase price, up to a maximum of $10,000.

The House Finance Committee said "no" to a bill by that would have allowed debts to be paid in precious metal coins.