Bill Text: MS HB1108 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 1108 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: DSH; seek federal waivers to require SNAP recipients to present photo ID when making purchases.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [HB1108 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2016-HB1108-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2016 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Human Services

By: Representative Dixon

House Bill 1108

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SEEK FEDERAL WAIVERS NECESSARY TO REQUIRE RECIPIENTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS TO PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION WHEN THE RECIPIENT USES HIS OR HER SNAP ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER CARD TO MAKE A PURCHASE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The Mississippi Department of Human Services shall seek waivers from federal law and regulations from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture that are necessary

to require recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to present photo identification when the recipient uses his or her SNAP electronic benefits transfer card to make a purchase.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.