MS HB1116

Establishes a computerized income, asset, and identity verification system for Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP programs through a competitively bid third-party vendor contract, requiring quarterly verification checks against federal and state databases including IRS records, Social Security Administration data, and financial institution information

Prohibits the Department of Human Services from seeking waivers of federal work requirements for SNAP and eliminates "broad-based categorical eligibility" that would allow households to bypass federal asset limits and gross income standards

Implements strict sanctions for noncompliance with TANF and SNAP rules, including three-month full-household sanctions for first offenses, six-month sanctions for second offenses, and permanent disqualification after third SNAP violations

Restricts EBT card usage at liquor stores, casinos, tattoo parlors, massage parlors, tobacco stores, and other specified establishments, and prohibits purchases of alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets, bail, and entertainment tickets

Requires photos on EBT cards unless declined by recipient, converts cash diversion payments to loans, and caps TANF family grants by excluding children born after 10 months of continuous benefit receipt from household size calculations