Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards under the food assistance program and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedMarch 6, 2019
2. –
   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2019
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 13, 201948–0
5. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards under the food assistance program and makes penalties applicable. The bill provides that a person who possesses three or more EBT cards for which the person is not authorized to possess is guilty of a fraudulent practice pursuant to Code section 234.13(4) (fraudulent practices relating to food programs). The bill provides that a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person possesses an EBT card that the person is not authorized to possess shall report the name on the EBT card and the name of the person in possession of the card to the department of inspections and appeals.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named March 18, 2019. Meeting: Tuesday, March 19 · 4:00 PM · House Lounge.

• Rep. Anne Osmundson R
• Rep. Marti Anderson D
• Rep. Sandy Salmon REmail

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