SB 5164 - Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking - Washington Key Vote
Norma Smith voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 25, 2020
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 10, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- March 5, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 14, 2020
- Introduced
- Jan. 15, 2019
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Title: Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking
Title: Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands assistance for immigrant victims of human trafficking.
Highlights:
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Expands the food assistance program for legal immigrants to include victims of human trafficking who are ineligible for federal food stamps due only to their status as a survivor (Sec. 3-4).
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Authorizes the allocation of medical care to said survivors who are not eligible for Medicaid due only to their status, but would otherwise qualify for the state family assistance program (Sec. 5).
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Prohibits the Department of Social and Health Services from exceeding their appropriated budget for medical expenditures for these survivors and establishes a waiting list for those survivors who have yet to receive care in the case of an over expenditure of allocated funds (Sec. 5).
Title: Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking
Title: Expands Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking