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HB563
5VUWB66-1
By Representatives Mooney, Kiel, Yarbrough, Sells, Butler
RFD: State Government
First Read: 10-Apr-25
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First Read: 10-Apr-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, certain households are
categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of their
eligibility for other public assistance, benefits, or
services, including certain noncash or in-kind
benefits.
This bill would prohibit the State Department of
Human Resources from granting categorical eligibility
for SNAP benefits, except as where required by federal
law.
This bill would also prohibit the department
from applying gross income standards for eligibility
for food assistance at an amount higher than as
specified in federal law.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to public assistance; to prohibit the State
Department of Human Resources from granting categorical
eligibility for SNAP benefits; and to further provide for
gross income standards for eligibility for food assistance.
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gross income standards for eligibility for food assistance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Except as otherwise required by federal law,
the State Department of Human Resources may not:
(1) Apply gross income standards for food assistance,
including the Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP),
higher than the standards specified in 7 U.S.C. ยง 2014(c); or
(2) Grant categorical eligibility for food assistance
or SNAP benefits that exempts households from the gross income
standard under subdivision (1) for any noncash, in-kind, or
other benefit.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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