Establishes standard medical expense deduction under SNAP for certain senior citizens.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2020
Last action Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Nov 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Aug 10, 2020
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Aug 10, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Senior Services Committee
lower
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
JA
John Armato
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
NC
Nicholas Chiaravalloti
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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