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AR HB1512

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/23/2021

Primary Sponsor

Kendon Underwood

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Eliminates Arkansas's state option to provide exemptions from work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, effective no later than May 1, 2022

  • Maintains exemptions only for individuals currently in foster care or residing in domestic violence shelters

  • Amends the Employment Opportunities for Able-Bodied Adults Act of 2019 to restrict no-good-cause exemptions to the work requirement

  • Applies federal work requirement standards as authorized under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o)(6) as it existed on January 1, 2021

Legislative Description

To Promote Work In The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Last Action

Notification that HB1512 is now Act 419

3/23/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/9/2021
Public Health, Welfare and Labor2/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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