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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5794: EBT cards/higher ed students

Requiring the department of social and health services to request all necessary exemptions and waivers from the federal government to allow students to use electronic benefit transfer cards at institutions of higher education.

Summary

  • Requires the department of social and health services, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges and the student achievement council, to seek all necessary exemptions and waivers from and amendments to federal statutes, rules, and regulations to authorize the state's public and private institutions of higher education to accept supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits in…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
Introduced
February 3, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1820
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring the department of social and health services to request all necessary exemptions and waivers from the federal government to allow students to use electronic benefit transfer cards at institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)

8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Marko Liias D-21Andy Billig D-3Pramila Jayapal D-37Annette Cleveland D-49Maralyn Chase D-32Jeannie Darneille D-27Bob Hasegawa D-11

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5794 in other sessions

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