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CS/CS/HB 1401: Public Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Weinstein

Public Assistance; Restricts use of electronic benefit transfer card to prohibit accessing cash from outside state; revises method of payment of temporary cash assistance to include electronic benefit transfer card; prohibits cash assistance recipient from using electronic benefit transfer card for certain purposes or in certain locations, including accessing cash benefits through electronic benefit transfer card from ATM located in such locations.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2012 House • Filed
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 139
1/12/2012 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 215
1/26/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/30/12, 2:00 pm, Webster Hall
1/30/2012 House • CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 6 -HJ 321
1/31/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/1/2012 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 318
• CS by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 316
2/9/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/12, 1:45 pm, Webster Hall
2/13/2012 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -HJ 603
2/14/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 600
2/15/2012 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 631
2/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/21/12, 10:30 am, 404 HOB
2/21/2012 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 5 -HJ 690
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 690
2/27/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/12
2/29/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 962
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 979
• Amendment(s) failed (807697) -HJ 979
• CS passed; YEAS 92 NAYS 23 -HJ 979
3/1/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 831
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 831
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs