BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5531: SNAP criminal penalties
Establishing criminal penalties for unauthorized use, presentation, transfer, or acquisition of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Summary
- Finds a person guilty of a class C felony or a gross misdemeanor, depending on the face value of the benefits, if the person knowingly uses, presents, transfers, acquires, or possesses unauthorized supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 23, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Padden (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 23, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
AN ACT Relating to establishing criminal penalties for unauthorized use, presentation, transfer, or acquisition of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
SB 5531 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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