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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 255

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FoodShare benefits for legal immigrants.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Before the 2011 biennial budget act (act), the Department of Health Services

was required to provide benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly known as the food stamp program and called

FoodShare in Wisconsin) to qualified aliens, unless such benefits were restored by

the federal government. Under federal law, a state may, but is not required to,

provide SNAP benefits to qualified aliens, and any state that does provide such

benefits must pay the whole cost itself. The act eliminated the provision of

FoodShare benefits to qualified aliens, except to the extent that it is required under

federal law. This bill restores FoodShare benefits to qualified aliens, unless such

benefits are restored by the federal government.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , E. Coggs (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hulsey (D) , Roys (D) , Toles (D) , Young (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives E. Coggs, Roys, Toles, Bewley, Hulsey, Berceau, Young and Grigsby

  2. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health and Public Safety

  3. Nov 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1