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HSB 508Died when the session ended · January 26, 2022

HSB 508

Topics:Health care

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2022
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, 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 the performance of an asset test to determine eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits. The bill provides definitions used in the bill. The bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to conduct an asset test on all members of the household of an applicant for SNAP benefits. The bill specifies the minimum information, federal, state, and other data sources, and public records that DHS must access prior to determining eligibility for an applicant’s SNAP benefits.

Read the full explanation

_____ subunit of a department to obtain the information specified. The bill provisions do not apply if every member of the applicant’s household receives supplemental security income. The bill requires DHS to adopt administrative rules to implement the bill, requires DHS to report annually on the impact of the asset test measures of the bill, and includes implementation provisions.

Full bill text1

House subcommittee

Named January 25, 2022. On January 26, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§239.1§239.2

How the Code works2

Lobbying

1 for · 23 against · 4 undecided · Who →