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SB 1084: Public Assistance Fraud

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice

Public Assistance Fraud; Providing enhanced criminal penalties if the value of public assistance or identification wrongfully received, retained, misappropriated, sought, or used is of an aggregate value exceeding specified amounts; providing for a reward for a report of original information relating to a violation of the state’s public assistance fraud laws if the information and report meet specified requirements; requiring that a parent or caretaker relative who has been disqualified due to fraud have a protective payee designated to receive temporary cash assistance benefits for eligible children, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/1/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 515 (Ch. 2014-119) -SJ 940
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2014 Senate • SPB 7044 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1084) by Criminal Justice
• Filed
2/21/2014 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 88
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 88
4/4/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/09/14, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2014 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -SJ 515
4/11/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 515
4/29/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations: Subcommittee Recommendation not considered -SJ 784
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 784
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/14 -SJ 784
4/30/2014 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
5/1/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 940
• Substituted CS/HB 515 -SJ 940
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 515 (Ch. 2014-119) -SJ 940