Increases minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase program benefit amount.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023
Signed Feb 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2023 · General Assembly Jan 26, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 2, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Feb 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.13.
executive
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-5-0)
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee
lower
9 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
P
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
PM
Pedro Mejia
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
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