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HI HB1816
Bill
Status
1/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Roy Takumi
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 346-29, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add a new subsection requiring the Department of Human Services to disregard Section 8 housing voucher subsidies when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Specifies that subsidies received directly by applicants or recipients, or payments made on their behalf from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8 housing voucher program, shall not be counted as income or resources for SNAP qualification purposes.
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Adds this requirement as a new paragraph (13) to the existing list of income and resource disregards the department must apply when determining public assistance needs.
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Takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Public Assistance; Income; Resources; Section 8; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Last Action
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Thursday 02-18-16 9:00AM in conference room 329.
2/12/2016