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HI HB782

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2023

Primary Sponsor

John Mizuno

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes health care providers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and faith-based organizations to distribute supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) applications to interested individuals.

  • Adds new section to Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 346 establishing authority for these entities to distribute SNAP applications.

  • Addresses Hawaii's relatively low SNAP participation rate despite securing over $448 million annually in federal SNAP funds and ranking 27th among states in eligible participant enrollment as of 2017.

  • References economic benefit that every $1 in SNAP funds generates approximately $1.70 in local economic activity according to Moody's Analytics.

  • Takes effect on June 30, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Human Services.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

2/14/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance2/14/2023
Human Services1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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