Kentucky House Bill 91 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-04 - to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 205.200 to require that an applicant for benefits under the food stamp program show a government-issued photo ID card at the initial interview to determine eligibility; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require retail establishments to require a government-issued photo ID card before accepting payment from a food stamp enrollee using a food stamp card; require cashiers to request a government-issued photo ID card of a food stamp enrollee before accepting payment from another individual using a food stamp enrollee's card; amend KRS 205.990 to require that retail establishments that fail to comply shall be fined $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense, and give the cabinet authority to revoke the food stamp privileges of retail establishments that don't comply.

AN ACT relating to identification for food stamp users.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]

Rep. Rick Nelson [D]

Rep. Tom Riner [D]

Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-04		to Health & Welfare (H)
2011-01-04		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB91.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB91/bill.doc