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2015 SESSION

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SB 819 TANF eligibility; drug-related felonies.

Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

TANF eligibility; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits shall not be denied such benefits solely because he has been convicted of a felony offense of possession of a controlled substance, provided he is not using illegal drugs, complies with all obligations imposed by the criminal court and the Department of Social Services, is actively engaged in or has completed substance abuse treatment, and participates in drug screenings. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

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• 01/02/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100856D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/02/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100856D
• 01/02/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/23/15  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 7-N)
• 01/23/15  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/03/15  Senate: Reported from Finance (9-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/15  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
• 02/06/15  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/15  Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 20-N)