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
43–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican36
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Goodrich
RRepublican
P
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Bob Behning
RRepublican
Co
Cherrish Pryor
DDemocratic
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Prescott
RRepublican
Co
Jon Ford
RRepublican
Co
Liz Brown
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
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