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CS/SB 1658: Underserved Communities

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

Senate Committee References: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF) , Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA)

Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died on Calendar

Effective Date: July 1, 2012


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
01/06/2012 Senate • Filed
01/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 226
• Introduced -SJ 226
01/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
01/25/2012 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 279
01/26/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 279
01/27/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 282
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
02/03/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
02/08/2012 Senate • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 500
02/09/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
02/13/2012 Senate • CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 507
03/07/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 956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
03/09/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar