FL S1658 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died on Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Restricting the use of an electronic benefit transfer card to prohibit accessing cash from outside the state and purchasing certain products; expanding the list of items that may not be purchased with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds; prohibiting the use of benefits in restaurants; directing the Department of Children and Family Services to promote the benefits of healthy and nutritious eating habits; requiring the department to seek federal authorization or waiver when necessary; revising the method of payment of temporary cash assistance to include an electronic benefit transfer card; prohibiting a cash assistance recipient from accessing cash benefits through an electronic benefit transfer card from an automatic teller machine located in certain locations, etc.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-09 Died on Calendar
2012-03-07 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
2012-03-07 Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 956
2012-02-13 CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 507
2012-02-09 Now in Budget -SJ 500
2012-02-08 CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 500
2012-02-03 On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/08/12, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2012-01-27 Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2012-01-27 Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 282
2012-01-26 Now in Budget -SJ 279
2012-01-25 Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 279
2012-01-20 On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2012-01-17 Introduced -SJ 226
2012-01-17 Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 226
2012-01-06 Filed

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40282Amended CodeSee Bill Text
414095Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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