Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; electronic benefit transfer card. (HB714)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card. Requires food stamp program recipients to show photo identification in order to use an EBT card to access benefits. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to establish procedures to ensure that all appropriate household members or authorized representatives of such recipients are able to access benefits from the account as necessary and that the electronic benefit transfer system is implemented and operated in a manner that maintains equal treatment of food stamp program recipients and other patrons. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100988D
01/11/2016Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/14/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Subcommittee #3
01/14/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #3
01/14/2016Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
02/08/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB714)
02/09/2016Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/16/2016Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Impoverished people tend not to have photo identification. The effect of this would be to keep many people from using their SNAP or EBT cards.