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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5684

SB 5684: Economic assistance programs

Revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation.

Summary

  • Requires, rather than allows, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to exempt Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( TANF) recipients from the five-year time limit due to hardship or family violence.
  • Removes a provision allowing DSHS to limit benefits for new state residents to the benefit level the recipient received in their former state of residence if that rate was lower.
  • Removes the authority for DSHS to permanently disqualify households for noncompliance with WorkFirst requirements.
  • Allows, rather than requires, DSHS to reduce a family's TANF grant due to non-compliance and removes the option to terminate the grant.
  • Adds outcome measures for use in evaluating the WorkFirst program, including data for participants who exit due to increased income, employment, at the participant's request, or for other reasons.
  • Prohibits DSHS from requiring TANF applicants to attend an orientation as a condition of eligibility.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5684), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Nguyen (D-34)
Introduced
January 28, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
HB 1603
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5684, SSB 5684

AN ACT Relating to revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Nguyen (D-34)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Claire Wilson D-30Emily Randall D-26Annette Cleveland D-49Lisa Wellman D-41Senator D-47Andy Billig D-3Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator D-22Karen Keiser D-33Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5684)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5684)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5684)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5684)
  7. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5684)
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

SB 5684 in other sessions

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

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