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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1569: 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 in order to authorize the 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. IntroducedJan 23, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Nicole Macri (D-43)
Introduced
January 23, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
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: Nicole Macri (D-43)

25 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Eric Pettigrew D-37Laurie Jinkins D-27Gael Tarleton D-36Steve Bergquist D-11Steve Tharinger D-24Strom Peterson D-21Eileen Cody D-34Tana Senn D-41Zack Hudgins D-11Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Gerry Pollet D-46Derek Stanford D-1Laurie Dolan D-22Ruth Kagi D-32Kristine Reeves D-30Cindy Ryu D-32Larry Springer D-45Mia Gregerson D-33Jake Fey D-27Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Vandana Slatter D-48Sherry Appleton D-23Judy Clibborn D-41Jessyn Farrell D-46David Sawyer D-29

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. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1569 in other sessions

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