PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding work requirements for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 17, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2023 · House Feb 24, 2023
How they voted
22–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Mar 24, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2023 Session Law Chapter 227 Effective: 01/01/2024
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 27-7-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Jones(Rabe), Just, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - BjerkeTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 57-11-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner, Vander Woude,
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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