Indiana Senate Bill 334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 20 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Public Law 44
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Simplified application for SNAP benefits. Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recertify the individual's eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits. Provides that the simplified requirements must allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits for 36 months after the certification or recertification. Requires the division to use data matching to provide SNAP eligibility information to eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid benefits and are eligible for SNAP benefits.

Simplified application for SNAP benefits.

Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]	Sen. Greg Walker [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]
Sen. Andrea Hunley [D]	Sen. J.D. Ford [D]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]
Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]	Sen. Eddie Melton [D]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Ann Vermilion [R]
Rep. Julie Olthoff [R]	Rep. Carolyn Jackson [D]

2023-03-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 89 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Public Law 44
2023-04-20	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-03	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-03-23	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-03-22	House	Returned to the Senate without amendments
2023-03-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 89, nays 5
2023-03-20	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-03-16	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-28	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-13	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A, Olthoff, Jackson
2023-02-13	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Clere
2023-02-13	Senate	Senator Melton added as coauthor
2023-02-13	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 48, nays 0
2023-02-09	Senate	Senator Alting added as coauthor
2023-02-09	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-07	Senate	Senators Hunley, Ford J.D., Donato, Rogers added as coauthors
2023-02-06	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-02-02	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
2023-01-31	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-01-30	Senate	Senator Walker G added as second author
2023-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2023-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senator Yoder

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#2.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#4.ENRH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#S107
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334/#H283