Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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
AI summary People who have three or more food assistance cards that do not belong to them would be committing a crime. If a police officer believes someone has an unauthorized card, they must report both the person's name and the name on the card to the state.1
Read the official explanation
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.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 20, 2021. Meeting: Tuesday, January 26 · 2:00 PM · 217 Conference Room.
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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- SF 484 Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards under the food assistance program and makin…88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · nearly identicalPassed a chamber
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