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Maryland House Bill HB456

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 324
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4-Chapter 324
5-(House Bill 456)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0456*
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9-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – State Supplement
10+HOUSE BILL 456
11+O1 2lr1922
12+ CF SB 957
13+By: Delegates Valentino–Smith and Ruth
14+Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022
15+Assigned to: Appropriations
16+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 2, 2022
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11-FOR the purpose of lowering the minimum age that a member of a household must be for
12-eligibility for a State–provided supplemental benefit under the Supplemental
13-Nutrition Assistance Program; increasing the amount of the supplemental benefit
14-that the State must provide by increasing the minimum total monthly benefit; and
15-generally relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
20+CHAPTER ______
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17-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
18- Article – Human Services
19-Section 5–501
20- Annotated Code of Maryland
21- (2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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23- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
24-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – State Supplement 2
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26-Article – Human Services
26+FOR the purpose of lowering the minimum age that a member of a household must be for 3
27+eligibility for a State–provided supplemental benefit under the Supplemental 4
28+Nutrition Assistance Program; increasing the amount of the supplemental benefit 5
29+that the State must provide by increasing the minimum total monthly benefit; and 6
30+generally relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 7
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28-5–501.
32+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
33+ Article – Human Services 9
34+Section 5–501 10
35+ Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36+ (2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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30- (a) (1) The Department may implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
31-Program in accordance with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
38+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
39+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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33- (2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shall include:
41+Article – Human Services 15
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35- (i) a Restaurant Meals Program in accordance with § 5–505 of this
36-subtitle; and
43+5–501. 16
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38- (ii) a Heat and Eat Program in accordance with § 5–506 of this
39-subtitle.
45+ (a) (1) The Department may implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 17
46+Program in accordance with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 18
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41- (b) The State shall bear the nonfederal portion of the administrative costs of the
42-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for each county.
48+ (2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shall include: 19 2 HOUSE BILL 456
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44- (c) Each local department shall administer the Supplemental Nutrition
45-Assistance Program:
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47- (1) under the supervision and control of the Department; and
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49- (2) in accordance with the regulations of the Department and federal law. Ch. 324 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
52+ (i) a Restaurant Meals Program in accordance with § 5–505 of this 1
53+subtitle; and 2
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55+ (ii) a Heat and Eat Program in accordance with § 5–506 of this 3
56+subtitle. 4
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53- (d) If a household includes an individual who is at least [62] 60 years old and
54-receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than [$30] $45 $40 per month under
55-the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the State shall provide a supplement to
56-increase the total benefit to [$30] $45 $40 per month.
58+ (b) The State shall bear the nonfederal portion of the administrative costs of the 5
59+Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for each county. 6
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58- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
59-October 1, 2022.
61+ (c) Each local department shall administer the Supplemental Nutrition 7
62+Assistance Program: 8
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61-Approved by the Governor, May 12, 2022.
64+ (1) under the supervision and control of the Department; and 9
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66+ (2) in accordance with the regulations of the Department and federal law. 10
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68+ (d) If a household includes an individual who is at least [62] 60 years old and 11
69+receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than [$30] $45 $40 per month under 12
70+the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the State shall provide a supplement to 13
71+increase the total benefit to [$30] $45 $40 per month. 14
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73+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
74+October 1, 2022. 16
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79+Approved:
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81+ Governor.
82+________________________________________________________________________________
83+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
84+________________________________________________________________________________
85+ President of the Senate.