83R2138 ADM-D
By: Birdwell, Nelson S.B. No. 191
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for cash withdrawals from Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families benefits accounts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.0355(b), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) If a recipient of financial assistance who receives the
assistance by electronic benefits transfer to an account is
authorized to make a cash withdrawal from the account through a
provider of the goods or services described by Subsection (a), the
recipient may make the cash withdrawal only:
(1) at the customer service department of the provider
and not at the provider's point-of-sale terminal; and
(2) after the recipient presents the provider with
photo identification in accordance with Section 31.0356.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 31.0356 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.0356. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN CASH
WITHDRAWALS. (a) In this section, "photo identification" means a
card or other document that:
(1) is issued by a governmental entity to identify an
individual; and
(2) displays a photograph of the individual identified
on the card or other document.
(b) A recipient of financial assistance who receives the
assistance by electronic benefits transfer to an account may not
make a cash withdrawal from the account through a provider of the
goods or services described by Section 31.0355(a) unless the
recipient presents photo identification verifying the recipient's
identity as the account holder.
SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.