Oregon Senate Bill 856 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-8)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines. Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines.

Relating to food assistance for COFA citizens.

Sen. Mark Meek [D]	Sen. Deb Patterson [D]	Sen. Bill Hansell [R]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]
Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Fred Girod [R]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]
Sen. Cedric Hayden [R]	Sen. Tim Knopp [R]	Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]
Sen. Aaron Woods [D]	Rep. Ken Helm [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Bobby Levy [R]
Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Kevin Mannix [R]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]
Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Gregory Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-02-27	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Human Services.
2023-02-07	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB856
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/73904
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/262762
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/262463