KY HB105 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-03 - to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 205.200 to require that an applicant for benefits under the food stamp program show a government-issued photo ID card at the initial interview to determine eligibility; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require retail establishments to require a government-issued photo ID card before accepting payment from a food stamp enrollee using a food stamp card; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require retail establishments to display a sign containing the address and phone number of the fraud abuse hotline; amend KRS 205.990 to require that retail establishments that fail to comply with the requirement to request ID shall be fined $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense; create a fine for retail establishments that fail to display the fraud abuse hotline of $100 for the first offense and $250 for each subsequent offense; give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services authority to revoke the food stamp privileges of retail establishments that do not comply.

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Title

AN ACT relating to fraud prevention in the use of food stamps.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-03 to Health & Welfare (H)
2012-01-03 introduced in House

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