AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Requires the RI department of human services to develop a plan to streamline the application, certification and recertification process for SNAP beneficiaries aged sixty years and over.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2022
Signed into law
06/27/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/21/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/17/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 28, 2022
Committee
04/28/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
Edith Ajello
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Kathleen Fogarty
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Carson
DDemocratic
P
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
P
Terri Cortvriend
DDemocratic
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