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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 222

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Relating to: photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. (FE)

Food stamp plan Forestry Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment Identification cards Legislature — Finance, joint committee on United states — Agriculture, department of

  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

Under current law, the federal food stamp program, now known as the

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and called FoodShare in this

state, assists eligible low-income individuals (recipients) to purchase food. SNAP

benefits are paid entirely with federal moneys. The cost of administration is split

between the federal and state governments; the program is administered in this

state by the Department of Health Services (DHS).

This bill requires DHS to prepare and submit a comprehensive implementation

plan (implementation plan) to the food and nutrition service (FNS) of the federal

Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval to issue electronic benefit transfer

(EBT) identification cards containing a photo to FoodShare recipients. This bill also

requires DHS to submit a waiver request to USDA to allow DHS to require

FoodShare recipients to show an EBT card containing a photograph when making

purchases using FoodShare benefits. Finally, this bill requires that if FNS and

USDA approve the comprehensive implementation plan and the waiver,

respectively, DHS must submit the plan, the waiver, and a request for any necessary

appropriations to implement the plan, to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) for

approval. Once the implementation plan and the waiver have federal approval and

approval from JCF, then DHS must implement the proposals in the approved

implementation plan and issue EBT cards containing photo identification of the

FoodShare recipients to whom they are issued.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , August (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Kapenga (R) , Katsma (R) , Kerkman (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R)

4 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 13, Noes 1

Passed 13–1 Oct 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 6

Passed 8–6 Oct 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 11 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

Passed 61–36 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

Passed 61–36 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

Passed 61–36 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 40

Passed 57–40 Nov 3, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 57

Nay · 40

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kremer, Kapenga, August, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Knudson, T. Larson, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Sanfelippo and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Gudex, Marklein and Stroebel

  2. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kremer

  6. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  7. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representative Subeck

  8. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  9. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  10. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  11. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  12. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  13. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 9 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  14. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 10 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  15. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  16. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 13, Noes 1

  17. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 6

  18. Oct 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  19. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules

  20. Oct 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Jarchow withdrawn as a coauthor

  21. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Shankland, Riemer, Zamarripa and Subeck

  23. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  24. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Jorgensen and Zamarripa

  25. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  26. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  27. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 11 offered by Representative Jorgensen

  28. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 11 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  29. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  31. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 40

  32. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  34. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Benefit and Regulatory Reform

  35. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1