BILL NUMBER: AB 729INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Grove FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 729, as introduced, Grove. Public welfare benefits: time limit. Existing law establishes various social service programs that provide cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to limit the amount of time a recipient may receive public welfare benefits. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to limit the amount of time a recipient may receive public welfare benefits.