BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5585: TANF recipients drug testing

Requiring drug testing for recipients of benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program.

Summary

If the results of the WorkFirst assessment indicate a reasonable likelihood that a recipient may have a substance abuse disorder involving a controlled substance, then the recipient must take a drug test at the expense of DSHS. Refusal.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5585), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring drug testing for recipients of benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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