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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 57

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: requiring child support compliance for FoodShare benefits. (FE)

Family — Support Food stamp plan Forestry Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment

  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

This bill prohibits certain individuals and parents who refuse to cooperate in

determining the paternity of a child or establishing or enforcing a child support order

from being eligible for FoodShare benefits. The bill also prohibits certain parents

who refuse to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for their child or who are

delinquent in child support payments and do not satisfy an exception specified in the

bill from being eligible for FoodShare benefits. FoodShare, also known as the food

stamp program and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

provides benefits to eligible low-income households for the purchase of food.

FoodShare is administered by the Department of Health Services. The federal

government pays the benefits for FoodShare while the state and federal government

share the cost of administration.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Ott (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Kapenga (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Allen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Duchow, Gannon, Hutton, Jacque, Katsma, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Ott, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Craig, Stroebel and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Feb 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1