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
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 27, 2022
Signed into law
06/27/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/21/2022 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/07/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/17/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
May 5, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/05/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
03/29/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
02/15/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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