BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 5652: Public assistance fraud

Temporarily prohibiting public assistance payments for willful violators of public assistance eligibility provisions.

Summary

  • Conviction for specified unlawful practices constituting welfare fraud, whether or not resulting in imprisonment, is a bar to receiving public assistance for a flexible period of time to be determined by the court. The minimum sanction is six months.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5652), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 379, Laws of 1995
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 7, 1995
  4. Passed HouseApr 11, 1995
  5. Partly vetoed
  6. LawMay 16, 1995
Prime sponsor
Marcus Gaspard (D-25)
Introduced
January 30, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
May 16, 1995
Session law
Chapter 379, Laws of 1995
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 7, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5652
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican23001
How each member voted

House · Final Passage

April 11, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5652
90 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat31401
Republican59002
How each member voted

Yea (90)

Excused (3)

House · Final Passage

April 23, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5652
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat34002
Republican60002
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Senate · Final Passage

April 23, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5652
44 Yea 0 Nay 3 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23011
Republican21021
How each member voted
1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

House · AMD 754 BOLDT ON PAGE 1 STRIKE EVERYTHING

April 11, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5652
88 Yea 6 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29601
Republican59002
How each member voted

Yea (88)

Excused (3)

History

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SB 5652 in other sessions

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