PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 765 PRINTER'S NO. 1332
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.749
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MADSEN, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, KHAN, MADDEN, CURRY,
HOWARD, MAYES, CERRATO, FLEMING, BOROWSKI, DAVIDSON, GREEN
AND K.HARRIS, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 9, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth ," in public assistance,
providing for distribution of SNAP benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 476. Distribution of SNAP Benefits.--Within twelve
months of the effective date of this section and every five
years thereafter, the department shall analyze SNAP payment
distribution schedules based on caseloads and census data,
including data from other states and models that utilize more
than ten payment issuance days, to determine if changes are
needed to the payment distribution schedule. If changes are
needed, the department shall develop and implement updates to
the payment distribution schedule based on the analysis under
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18 this section after consultation with an advisory committee,
which provides recommendations to the department on SNAP
policies and procedures.
SECTION 476. DISTRIBUTION OF SNAP BENEFITS.--(A) WITHIN
TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND EVERY
FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANALYZE SNAP PAYMENT
DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULES BASED ON CASELOADS AND CENSUS DATA,
INCLUDING DATA FROM OTHER STATES AND MODELS THAT UTILIZE MORE
THAN TEN PAYMENT ISSUANCE DAYS AND SHALL PREPARE A REPORT ON
WHETHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO THE PAYMENT DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE.
(B) WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE REPORT
UNDER SUBSECTION (A), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF THE
REPORT TO:
(1) THE CHAIRPERSON AND MINORITY CHAIRPERSON OF THE HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.
(2) THE CHAIRPERSON AND MINORITY CHAIRPERSON OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(3) THE CHAIRPERSON AND MINORITY CHAIRPERSON OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(C) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE REPORT UNDER
SUBSECTION (A), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE REPORT ON THE
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
(D) IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT UPDATES TO THE PAYMENT DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE BASED ON
THE ANALYSIS UNDER THIS SECTION AFTER CONSULTATION WITH AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(E) PRIOR TO THE UPDATES BEING SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE FOR
APPROVAL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED UPDATES AS
A NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN
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30 THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN.
(F) UPON FEDERAL APPROVAL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT
THE UPDATED DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE IS POSTED ON THE PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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