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2019 SESSION

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SB 1129 Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Eligibility for food stamps and TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of any drug-related felony, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and fulfills any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. Under current law, such individuals may not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

FULL TEXT

• 12/29/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102418D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/25/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105827D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/19  Senate: Printed as engrossed 19105827D-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106678D-H1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 12/29/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102418D
• 12/29/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/25/19  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 01/25/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105827D-S1
• 01/25/19  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 01/29/19  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/19  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/19  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/31/19  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105827D-S1
• 01/31/19  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/31/19  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/19  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1129ES1
• 01/31/19  Senate: Printed as engrossed 19105827D-ES1
• 02/01/19  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/19  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/19  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/06/19  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/19  House: Read first time
• 02/06/19  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/11/19  House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106678D-H1
• 02/12/19  House: Read second time
• 02/13/19  House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to (50-Y 45-N)
• 02/13/19  House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (50-Y 45-N)
• 02/13/19  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/19  House: Left in Courts of Justice