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ID H0522
Bill
Status
3/29/2012
Primary Sponsor
Commerce and Human Resources Committee
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AI Summary
House Bill 522 Summary
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Prohibits public assistance benefit card recipients from using cards or cash obtained from cards for gambling, pari-mutuel betting, lottery tickets, tattoos, body piercings, tobacco, alcohol, adult entertainment, bail bonds, and other restricted locations.
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Requires specific businesses including liquor stores, gambling establishments, tattoo parlors, adult entertainment venues, and bail bond agencies to comply with prohibited use restrictions and face penalties including disabled payment processing and notified licensing authorities.
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Establishes that only the benefit card recipient, eligible household members, or authorized representatives may use public assistance benefit cards, and prohibits selling, exchanging, or donating cards or benefits.
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Makes violations of prohibited uses or card misuse by recipients a misdemeanor with potential forfeiture of all cash public assistance benefits, with the Department of Health and Welfare required to notify all recipients of these consequences.
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Designates the Department of Health and Welfare director to enforce this section in cooperation with local law enforcement and prosecuting agencies.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to provide for prohibited uses of public assistance benefit cards by recipients, to provide for businesses that must ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, to authorize the department to notify a licensing authority if a business does not comply with this section, to provide that only a recipient or authorized user can use a public assistance benefit card, to require the department to provide notice to recipients, to provide for a penalty, to define terms and to provide for enforcement.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFIT CARDS
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 182 Effective: 07/01/12
3/29/2012