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SB 1160: Family Self-sufficiency

GENERAL BILL by Steube

Family Self-sufficiency; Authorizing changes to public assistance policy and federal food assistance waivers to conform to federal law and simplify administration unless such changes increase income or resource eligibility standards for the program; requiring the Department of Children and Families to impose a resource limit for households receiving food assistance, subject to federal approval; requiring the department to implement asset verification to verify eligibility for public assistance, etc. APPROPRIATION: $4,142,525

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/6/2017 Senate • Filed
12/18/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 86
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 86
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs