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AZ SB1669

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sally Gonzales

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 46-219 to modify eligibility requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for individuals convicted of drug-related felonies after August 22, 1996.

  • Removes the requirement that individuals must be in substance abuse treatment or meet other specific treatment conditions, replacing it with a single requirement that applicants be in compliance with all terms of probation, including any drug testing requirements.

  • Eliminates the provision requiring individuals to agree to random drug testing as a condition of SNAP eligibility.

  • Removes the subsection requiring the Department to adopt rules for more frequent drug testing for offenses occurring within 24 months of application.

Legislative Description

SNAP eligibility; probation compliance

Welfare - Title 46

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2025
Health and Human Services2/10/2025

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