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CS/SB 1658: Underserved Communities

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations ; Storms ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala

Underserved Communities; Restricting the use of an electronic benefit transfer card to prohibit accessing cash from outside the state and purchasing certain products; expanding the list of items that may not be purchased with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds; prohibiting the use of benefits in restaurants; directing the Department of Children and Family Services to promote the benefits of healthy and nutritious eating habits; requiring the department to seek federal authorization or waiver when necessary; revising the method of payment of temporary cash assistance to include an electronic benefit transfer card; prohibiting a cash assistance recipient from accessing cash benefits through an electronic benefit transfer card from an automatic teller machine located in certain locations, etc.

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

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 226
    • Introduced -SJ 226
    1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    1/25/2012 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 279
    1/26/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 279
    1/27/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 282
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    2/3/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/8/2012 Senate • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 500
    2/9/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
    2/13/2012 Senate • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 507
    3/7/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 956
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 956
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1658, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2012 at 5:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 852 Healthy Foods Retail Act Siplin Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
    H 1401 (c2) Public Assistance Plakon Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    265362 - Amendment
    Delete lines 45 - 47 and insert:
    Storms 3/8/2012
    2:25 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    383284 - Amendment
    Delete lines 112 - 268 and insert:
    Siplin 3/8/2012
    10:56 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    340924 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Storms 3/8/2012
    4:41 PM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    402.82 Electronic benefit transfer program. Page 2 (pdf)
    414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash assistance. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 1658, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2012 at 3:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1401 (c1) Public Assistance Plakon Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    453872 - Amendment
    Delete lines 54 - 76.
    Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    (Oelrich)
    2/7/2012
    2:44 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    796050 - Amendment
    Between lines 98 and 99 insert:
    Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    (Garcia)
    2/7/2012
    5:35 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 2 Nays
    2/8/2012 3:45 PM Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations 4 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    402.82 Electronic benefit transfer program.
    414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash assistance.

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