Bill Text: CT HB05365 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards Outside The United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05365 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05365-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5365
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 912
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards issued in Connecticut outside the United States.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit improper use of electronic benefit transfer cards outside the United States.