Bill Text: MN HF2249 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Electronic benefit card transactions limited.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 19)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-02 - Author added Runbeck [HF2249 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2249-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to human services; limiting electronic benefit card transactions;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256.987, by adding a
1.4subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256.987, is amended by
1.7adding a subdivision to read:
1.8    Subd. 3. EBT use restricted to Minnesota vendors. EBT debit cardholders
1.9in programs listed under subdivision 1 are prohibited from using the cash portion of
1.10the EBT debit card at vendors located outside of Minnesota. This subdivision does not
1.11apply to the food portion.
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