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ID H0111

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Health and Welfare must add photos to all new Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards by January 1, 2026, and replace all existing cards without photos within 18 months

  • Department shall coordinate with Idaho Transportation Department to use existing driver's license photos to minimize implementation costs

  • Exemptions apply to households without adult members, where all adults are 60+ years old, where all adults are blind/disabled/domestic violence victims, or where all adults have religious objections to being photographed

  • Households requesting 3 or more replacement EBT cards within 12 months must be referred for investigation

  • Declared an emergency measure, effective July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding photographic identification on electronic benefit transfer cards.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare2/4/2025

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