FL S1260 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibiting the use of electronic benefits transfer cards to purchase soft drinks or candy; directing the Department of Children and Families to request a waiver to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soft drinks or candy, etc.

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Title

Restrictions on Use of Public Assistance Benefits

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-05-05SenateDied in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
2017-05-05SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-04-03SenateNow in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
2017-04-03SenateFavorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1
2017-03-29SenateOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2017-03-07SenateIntroduced
2017-03-06SenateReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2017-02-27SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

H593 (Same As) 2017-05-05 - Died in Health and Human Services Committee

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40282Amended CodeSee Bill Text
414457Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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