Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05822 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5822
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 2369
 *02369*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. MINER, 66th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5822 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 2369

*02369*

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. MINER, 66th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ON ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require that electronic benefit transfer cards used by public assistance recipients contain their photo identification.

Statement of Purpose: 

To deter fraud and reduce the trafficking of electronic benefit transfer cards.