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HI HB740
Bill
Status
1/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
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AI Summary
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Establishes a minimum monthly SNAP benefit of $250 per person for households with income below 200% of the federal poverty level, supplemented with state general funds.
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Extends SNAP eligibility to households earning above 200% of the federal poverty level, providing a minimum benefit of $250 per person that decreases by 20 cents per person for every $1 earned above the 200% poverty threshold.
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Addresses the SNAP "benefits cliff" where earning additional income results in disproportionate benefit loss (up to $10,000 annually for a family of four).
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Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds to the Department of Human Services for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to cover the cost of additional benefits.
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Effective date of July 30, 3000 (likely a drafting error; should be 2024 or 2025).
Legislative Description
Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1).
2/16/2023