AL SB139

Prohibits the Department of Human Resources from granting categorical eligibility for SNAP benefits and from seeking waivers of SNAP work requirements except in counties with unemployment rates of 10 percent or greater.

Establishes a 36-month lifetime limit on temporary cash payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, with exceptions as provided in federal law.

Requires individuals to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Division as a condition of SNAP eligibility and to comply with TANF program requirements to remain eligible for SNAP.

Mandates the Department of Human Resources to identify out-of-state transactions using TANF and SNAP benefits, establish benchmarks for automatic residency reviews, identify suspicious purchasing patterns, and monitor replacement EBT card requests with office visits required after four requests in 12 months.

Requires the department to maintain sufficient fraud investigative staff and adopt rules suspending TANF cash payments for individuals who fail to cooperate with fraud investigations.