AN ACT relating to the public assistance benefits cliff.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a basic health program and to develop a benefits cliff calculator; direct the cabinet to establish and operate a Community Jobs Initiative pilot program; require the cabinet to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 174)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathan Dixon
RRepublican
P
Kim King
RRepublican
P
Samara Heavrin
RRepublican
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