Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines

HB 175 requires Maryland's Department of Human Services to automatically restore benefits lost due to EBT card theft or fraud without needing households to take further action. It mandates the Department to reimburse beneficiaries for fraud losses occurring between specific dates by a deadline, while prohibiting the requirement of police reports. The bill also requires ATM operators to ensure their machines support EBT card functionality and mandates an annual report to the legislature on EBT theft prevention. This directly affects EBT recipients (like SNAP or TANF beneficiaries) and impacts how the state handles fraud recovery and ATM accessibility for benefits.