By: Guillen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Blanco) H.B. No. 1287
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2023;
April 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 21, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
May 21, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1287 By: Blanco
COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
KolkhorstX
PerryX
BlancoX
HallX
HancockX
HughesX
LaMantiaX
MilesX
SparksX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining
eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 33.021 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.021. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RESOURCES IN DETERMINING
SNAP ELIGIBILITY. In determining the eligibility of an applicant
for or recertifying the eligibility of a recipient of supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits, the commission may not
consider as resources the value of a motor vehicle in which the
applicant or recipient or a member of the applicant's or recipient's
household has an ownership interest up to:
(1) $22,500 for the first vehicle; and
(2) $8,700 for each additional vehicle.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
determination of eligibility, including an initial determination
of eligibility, a determination of eligibility based on a reported
change submitted to the Health and Human Services Commission, or a
recertification of eligibility, of a person for the supplemental
nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources
Code, that is made on or after the effective date of this Act.
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, 2023.
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