Food stamp program; electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.
Summary
Requires that each EBT card issued to a food stamp program recipient display a photograph of the recipient. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to (i) establish procedures to ensure that all eligible household members or authorized representatives of the recipient are able to access benefits from the account as necessary and (ii) enter into memoranda of understanding or other similar agreements with other departments, agencies, and institutions of the Commonwealth, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, to share photographs, when available.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Last action Feb 7, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100920D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
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