HB 1361 Indiana House · 2022 Regular Session

TANF and child care assistance eligibility.

Summary
Provides, for purposes of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF), that a TANF assistance group that has qualified for and is receiving assistance under TANF does not cease to qualify for assistance under TANF due solely to an increase in the value of the resources of the TANF assistance group so long as the resources of the TANF assistance group are valued at not more than $10,000. Provides that: (1) the value of a child's primary residence; and (2) $20,000 of total equity value in motor vehicles belonging to members of a child's family; are exempt from consideration for purposes of determining the child's eligibility for TANF. Provides that up to $15,000 in income earned by a household member while the household member is a student participating in or pursuing: (1) the household member's first postsecondary degree; (2) a workforce certificate; (3) a preapprenticeship; or (4) an apprenticeship; may not be considered in determining the amount of assistance for which the household is eligible under the Child Care and Development Fund voucher program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

433
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 1, 2022
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican36
32 Yea 3 Nay 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Returned to the House without amendments
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 312: yeas 45, nays 3
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 141: yeas 86, nays 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors