HB1560--PROHIBITSARECIPIENTFROMABUSINGTANFORSNAPBENEFITS
SPONSOR: Cook
ThisbillchangesthelawregardingtheuseofTemporaryAssistance
forNeedyFamilies(TANF)andSupplementalNutritionAssistance
Program(SNAP)benefitsviaelectronicbenefittransfer(EBT)
transaction. Thebilladdspornographytothelistofitemsthat
areprohibitedfrombeingpurchasedwithTANForSNAPbenefits
usinganEBTcard.
Thebillrequiresthatuponafirstviolationoftheprohibition
againstusingTANFbenefitsviaanEBTcardinaprohibited
establishmentortopurchaseprohibiteditems,aTANFrecipient
willbedisqualifiedfromreceivingbenefitsforthreemonths;upon
asecondviolation,therecipientwillbedisqualifiedforsix
months;anduponanythirdorsubsequentviolation,therecipient
willbedisqualifiedforfiveyears.Anindividualmayresume
participationintheprogramattheendofthedisqualification
periodbyapplyingagain.
ThebillprohibitsarecipientofTANForSNAPfromusinghisor
herEBTcardatanyautomatedtellermachine(ATM),toreceivecash
backonapurchase,ortootherwiseaccessthebenefitsascash.
IftheDepartmentofSocialServicesdeterminesthatawaiveris
necessaryforimplementation oftheprohibition,theDepartment
willapplyforawaiverfromtheFederalDepartmentofHealthand
HumanServices.
Thebillalsorepealsprovisionsregardingpilotprojectsin
certaincountiestoprovideEBTcardstopublicassistance
recipients.
ThisbillissimilartoHB338(2023)andHB2085(2022).