Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; electronic benefit transfer card. (HB714)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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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
Date | Action |
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01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100988D |
01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Subcommittee #3 |
01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/14/2016 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 |
02/08/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB714) |
02/09/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/16/2016 | Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions |
Comments
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.