AB 6 - Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits - California Key Vote
Gloria Negrete McLeod Did Not Vote on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Sept. 2, 2011
- Senate Bill Passed
- Aug. 31, 2011
- House Bill Passed
- June 1, 2011
- Introduced
- Dec. 6, 2010
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Title: Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes a utility assistance program for low-income families and repeals the fingerprinting requirement for food stamp benefits.
Highlights:
- Repeals the fingerprinting requirement for eligibility for CalFresh benefits (Sec. 1).
- Establishes a utility assistance program for recipient households of CalFresh benefits, and requires that the program be implemented by January 1, 2013 (Sec. 21).
- Appropriates funds from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant for a nominal service benefit to be distributed to all CalFresh recipient households under the utility assistance program (Sec. 21).
- Specifies that if the demand for nominal service benefits exceeds funds available from the block grant, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Community Services and Development shall report to the legislature and develop a plan to maintain the program (Sec. 21).
- Specifies that any unused funds appropriated for the utility assistance program shall be reinvested in the program (Sec. 21).
Title: Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a utility assistance program for low-income families and repeals the fingerprinting requirement for food stamp benefits.
Highlights:
- Repeals the fingerprinting requirement for eligibility for CalFresh benefits (Sec. 1).
- Establishes a utility assistance program for recipient households of CalFresh benefits, and requires that the program be implemented by January 1, 2013 (Sec. 21).
- Appropriates funds from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant for a nominal service benefit to be distributed to all CalFresh recipient households under the utility assistance program (Sec. 21).
- Specifies that if the demand for nominal service benefits exceeds funds available from the block grant, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Community Services and Development shall report to the legislature and develop a plan to maintain the program (Sec. 21).
- Specifies that any unused funds appropriated for the utility assistance program shall be reinvested in the program (Sec. 21).
Title: Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits
- James T. 'Jim' Beall Jr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Blumenfield (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Roger Dickinson (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Isadore Hall III (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward P. 'Ed' Hernandez (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bonnie Lowenthal (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alex Padilla (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Fran J. Pavley (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Skinner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jose Solorio (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mariko Yamada (CA - D) (Out Of Office)