LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 6, 2013 TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3631 by Canales (Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to prevent the excessive accumulation of unused benefits by recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill would direct HHSC to consider rules that limit the amount of money that may accumulate in an electronic benefits transfer account and require investigation of any recipient who maintains a high balance of benefits. HHSC indicates the agency would need to apply for a waiver to implement the provisions of the bill. HHSC also reports there are few SNAP benefit receipients who accumulate high balances, so the work resulting from the investigation requirement would be minimal. HHSC indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be asborbed within the agency's existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: UP, CL, ES, VJC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 6, 2013
TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3631 by Canales (Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3631 by Canales (Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3631 by Canales (Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3631 by Canales (Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to prevent the excessive accumulation of unused benefits by recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill would direct HHSC to consider rules that limit the amount of money that may accumulate in an electronic benefits transfer account and require investigation of any recipient who maintains a high balance of benefits. HHSC indicates the agency would need to apply for a waiver to implement the provisions of the bill. HHSC also reports there are few SNAP benefit receipients who accumulate high balances, so the work resulting from the investigation requirement would be minimal. HHSC indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be asborbed within the agency's existing resources.
The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to prevent the excessive accumulation of unused benefits by recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill would direct HHSC to consider rules that limit the amount of money that may accumulate in an electronic benefits transfer account and require investigation of any recipient who maintains a high balance of benefits.
HHSC indicates the agency would need to apply for a waiver to implement the provisions of the bill. HHSC also reports there are few SNAP benefit receipients who accumulate high balances, so the work resulting from the investigation requirement would be minimal. HHSC indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be asborbed within the agency's existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission
529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: UP, CL, ES, VJC
UP, CL, ES, VJC