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By: Guillen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Blanco) |
H.B. No. 1287 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2023; |
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April 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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Human Services; May 21, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; |
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May 21, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1287 |
By: Blanco |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining |
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eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 33.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.021. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RESOURCES IN DETERMINING |
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SNAP ELIGIBILITY. In determining the eligibility of an applicant |
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for or recertifying the eligibility of a recipient of supplemental |
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nutrition assistance program benefits, the commission may not |
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consider as resources the value of a motor vehicle in which the |
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applicant or recipient or a member of the applicant's or recipient's |
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household has an ownership interest up to: |
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(1) $22,500 for the first vehicle; and |
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(2) $8,700 for each additional vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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determination of eligibility, including an initial determination |
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of eligibility, a determination of eligibility based on a reported |
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change submitted to the Health and Human Services Commission, or a |
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recertification of eligibility, of a person for the supplemental |
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nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources |
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Code, that is made on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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