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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.315
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-0993H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK.
5+0993H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections208.024and208.182,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsection
88 relatingtopublicassistancebenefits,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections208.024and208.182,RSMo,arerepealedandonenewsection
1111 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassection208.024,toreadasfollows:
1212 208.024.1.Eligiblerecipientsoftemporaryassistanceforneedyfamilies(TANF)or
1313 2[supplementary] supplementalnutritionassistanceprogram(SNAP)benefitsshallnotuse
1414 3suchfundsinanyelectronicbenefittransfertransactioninany[liquorstore,casino,gambling
1515 4casino,orgamingestablishment,anyretailestablishmentwhichprovidesadult-oriented
1616 5entertainmentinwhichperformersdisrobeorperforminanunclothedstateforentertainment]
1717 6prohibitedestablishment, orinanyplacefor[thepurchaseofalcoholicbeverages,lottery
1818 7tickets,ortobaccoproductsorforanyitemthedepartmentdeterminesbyruleisprimarily
1919 8marketedfororusedbyadultseighteenorolderandisnotinthebestinterestsofthechildor
2020 9household] aprohibitedpurchase. AneligiblerecipientofTANForSNAPassistancewho
2121 10makesapurchaseinviolationofthissectionshallreimbursethedepartmentofsocialservices
2222 11forsuchpurchase.Foranyoffenseunderthissubsection,aTANFrecipientshalllosehis
2323 12orherTANFbenefitsasfollows:
2424 13 (1)Forthefirstoccurrenceofnoncompliance,theindividualshallbe
2525 14disqualifiedforthreemonths;
2626 15 (2)Forthesecondoccurrenceofnoncompliance,theindividualshallbe
2727 16disqualifiedforsixmonths;and
28-17 (3)Foranythirdorsubsequentoccurrenceofnoncompliance,theindividual
28+EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
29+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)Foranythirdorsubsequentoccurrenceofnoncompliance,theindividual
2930 18shallbedisqualifiedforaperiodoffiveyears.
30-EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19
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3232 20Anindividualmayresumeparticipationintheprogramattheendofadisqualification
33-21periodiftheindividualappliesandisdeterminedtobeeligible.
33+21periodiftheindividualappliesagain.
3434 22 2.Anindividual,storeownerorproprietorofanestablishmentshallnotknowingly
3535 23acceptTANFcashassistanceor[supplementarynutritionassistanceprogram(SNAP)] SNAP
3636 24fundsheldonelectronicbenefittransfercardsfor[thepurchaseofalcoholicbeverages,lottery
3737 25tickets,ortobaccoproducts] aprohibitedpurchaseor[foruseinanyelectronicbenefit
3838 26transfertransaction] inany[liquorstore,casino,gamblingcasino,orgamingestablishment,
3939 27anyretailestablishmentwhichprovidesadult-orientedentertainmentinwhichperformers
4040 28disrobeorperforminanunclothedstateforentertainment,orinanyplaceforthepurchaseof
4141 29alcoholicbeverages,lotterytickets,ortobaccoproductsorforanyitemthedepartment
4242 30determinesbyruleisprimarilymarketedfororusedbyadultseighteenorolderandisnotin
4343 31thebestinterestsofthechildorhousehold] prohibitedestablishment. Nostoreowneror
4444 32proprietorofany[liquorstore,casino,gamblingcasino,gamingestablishment,oranyretail
4545 33establishmentwhichprovidesadult-orientedentertainmentinwhichperformersdisrobeor
4646 34performinanunclothedstateforentertainment] prohibitedestablishmentshalladoptany
4747 35policy,eitherexplicitlyorimplicitly,whichencourages,permits,oracquiescesinits
4848 36employeesknowinglyacceptingelectronicbenefittransfercardsinviolationofthissection.
4949 37Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtorequireanystoreownerorproprietorofan
5050 38establishmentwhichisnota[liquorstore,casino,gamblingcasino,gamingestablishment,or
5151 39retailestablishmentwhichprovidesadult-orientedentertainmentinwhichperformersdisrobe
5252 40orperforminanunclothedstateforentertainment] prohibitedestablishmenttocheckthe
5353 41sourceofpaymentfromeveryindividualwho[purchasesalcoholicbeverages,lotterytickets,
5454 42tobaccoproducts,oranyitemthedepartmentdeterminesbyruleisprimarilymarketedforor
5555 43usedbyadultseighteenorolderandisnotinthebestinterestsofthechildorhousehold]
5656 44makesaprohibitedpurchase. Anindividual,storeownerorproprietorofanestablishment
5757 45whoknowinglyacceptselectronicbenefittransfercardsinviolationofthissectionshallbe
5858 46punishedbyafineofnotmorethanfivehundreddollarsforthefirstoffense,afineofnotless
5959 47thanfivehundreddollarsnormorethanonethousanddollarsforthesecondoffense,anda
6060 48fineofnotlessthanonethousanddollarsforthethirdorsubsequentoffense.
6161 49 3.AnyrecipientofTANForSNAPbenefitswhodoesnotmakeatleastone
6262 50electronicbenefittransfertransactionwithinthestateforaperiodofninetydaysshallhave
6363 51hisorherbenefitpaymentstotheelectronicbenefitaccounttemporarilysuspended,pending
6464 52aninvestigationbythedepartmentofsocialservicestodetermineiftherecipientisnolonger
6565 53aMissouriresident.IfthedepartmentfindsthattherecipientisnolongeraMissouriresident,
66-54itshallclosetherecipient'scase.Closureofarecipient'scaseshalltriggertheautomated
67-HCSHB315 2 55benefiteligibilityprocessundersection208.238.Arecipientmayappealtheclosureofhisor
66+HB315 2 54itshallclosetherecipient'scase.Closureofarecipient'scaseshalltriggertheautomated
67+55benefiteligibilityprocessundersection208.238.Arecipientmayappealtheclosureofhisor
6868 56hercasetothedirectorundersection208.080.
6969 57 4.Arecipientwhodoesnotmakeanelectronicbenefittransfertransactionwithinthe
7070 58stateforaperiodofsixtydaysshallbeprovidednoticeofthepossibilityofthesuspensionof
7171 59fundsifnoelectronicbenefittransfertransactionoccursinthestatewithinanotherthirtydays
7272 60afterthedateofthenotice.
7373 61 5.(1)ThedepartmentshallapplyforawaiverfromthefederalDepartmentof
7474 62HealthandHumanServicesauthorizingtheimplementationofsubdivision(2)ofthis
7575 63subsectionifthedepartmentdeterminesthatawaiverisnecessaryforsuch
7676 64implementation.
7777 65 (2)NorecipientofTANForSNAPbenefitsshallusehisorherelectronicbenefit
7878 66transfer(EBT)cardatanyautomatedtellermachine(ATM),toreceivecashbackona
7979 67purchase,ortootherwiseaccessthebenefitsascash.
8080 68 6.Forpurposesofthissection:
8181 69 (1)Thefollowingtermsshallmean:
8282 70 (a)"Electronicbenefittransfertransaction",theuseofacreditordebitcardservice,
8383 71automatedtellermachine,point-of-saleterminal,oraccesstoanonlinesystemforthe
8484 72withdrawaloffundsortheprocessingofapaymentformerchandiseoraservice;and
8585 73 (b)"Liquorstore",anyretailestablishmentwhichsellsexclusivelyorprimarily
8686 74intoxicatingliquor.Suchtermdoesnotincludeagrocerystorewhichsellsbothintoxicating
8787 75liquorandgroceriesincludingstaplefoodsasoutlinedundertheFoodandNutritionActof
8888 762008;
8989 77 (c)"Pornography",anyofthefollowing:
9090 78 a.Anyobscenematerialorperformancedepictingsexualconduct,sexual
9191 79contactasdefinedinsection566.010,orasexualperformance;or
9292 80 b.Anyvisualdepiction,includinganyphotograph,film,video,picture,or
9393 81computerorcomputer-generatedimageorpicture,whethermadeorproducedby
9494 82electronic,mechanical,orothermeans,ofsexuallyexplicitconduct;
9595 83 (d)"Prohibitedestablishment",anyliquorstore,casino,gamblingcasino,
9696 84gamingestablishment,oranyretailestablishmentthatprovidesadult-oriented
9797 85entertainmentinwhichperformersdisrobeorperforminanunclothedstatefor
9898 86entertainment;
9999 87 (e)"Prohibitedpurchase",alcoholicbeverages,lotterytickets,pornography,or
100100 88tobaccoproducts,oranyitemthedepartmentdeterminesbyruleisprimarilymarketed
101101 89fororusedbyadultseighteenyearsofageorolderandisnotinthebestinterestsofa
102102 90childorhousehold;
103-HCSHB315 3 91 (f)"Tobaccoproducts",cigarettes,cigarettepapers,cigars,smokelesstobacco,
103+HB315 3 91 (f)"Tobaccoproducts",cigarettes,cigarettepapers,cigars,smokelesstobacco,
104104 92smokingtobacco,vaporproducts,oranyotherformoftobaccoproductsorproducts
105105 93madewithtobaccosubstitutecontainingnicotine;
106106 94 (2)Casinos,gamblingcasinos,orgamingestablishmentsshallnotinclude:
107107 95 (a)Agrocerystorewhichsellsgroceriesincludingstaplefoods,andwhichalso
108108 96offers,orislocatedwithinthesamebuildingorcomplexasacasino,gambling,orgaming
109109 97activities;or
110110 98 (b)Anyotherestablishmentthatofferscasino,gambling,orgamingactivities
111111 99incidentaltotheprincipalpurposeofthebusiness.
112112 [208.182.1.Thefamilysupportdivisionshallestablishpilotprojects
113113 2 inSt.LouisCityandinanycountywithapopulationofsixhundredthousand
114114 3 ormore,whichshallprovideforasystemofelectronictransferofbenefitsto
115115 4 publicassistancerecipients.Suchsystemshallallowrecipientstoobtaincash
116116 5 fromautomatedtellermachinesorpointofsaleterminals.Iflessthanthetotal
117117 6 amountofbenefitsiswithdrawn,therecipientshallbegivenareceiptshowing
118118 7 thecurrentstatusofhisorheraccount.
119119 8 2.Thedisclosureofanyinformationprovidedtoafinancial
120120 9 institution,businessorvendorbythefamilysupportdivisionunderthis
121121 10 sectionisprohibited.Suchfinancialinstitution,businessorvendormaynot
122122 11 useorsellsuchinformationandmaynotdivulgetheinformationwithouta
123123 12 courtorder.ViolationofthissubsectionisaclassAmisdemeanor.
124124 13 3.Subjecttoappropriationsandsubjecttoreceiptofwaiversfromthe
125125 14 federalgovernmenttopreventthelossofanyfederalfunds,thedepartmentof
126126 15 socialservicesshallrequiretheuseofphotographicidentificationon
127127 16 electronicbenefittransfercardsissuedtorecipientsinthissystem.Such
128128 17 photographicidentificationelectronicbenefittransfercardshallbeinaform
129129 18 approvedbythedepartmentofsocialservices.
130130 19 4.Thefamilysupportdivisionshallpromulgaterulesandregulations
131131 20 necessarytoimplementtheprovisionsofthissectionpursuanttosection
132132 21 660.017andchapter536.
133133 22 5.Thedeliveryofelectronicbenefitsandtheelectroniceligibility
134134 23 verification,including,butnotlimitedto,aidtofamilieswithdependent
135135 24 children(AFDC),women,infantsandchildren(WIC),earlyperiodic
136136 25 screeningdiagnosisandtreatment(EPSDT),foodstamps,supplemental
137137 26 securityincome(SSI),includingMedicaid,childsupport,andotherprograms,
138138 27 shallresideinonecardthatmaybeenabledbyfunctionfromtimetotimeina
139139 28 convenientmanner.]
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