Bill Text: CT HB05432 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards Outside The United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05432 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05432-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5432
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 736
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. MULLIGAN, 55th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards for public assistance outside the United States.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit persons from using electronic benefit transfer cards to gain access to public assistance outside the United States.