2012 House Bill 5992

Require match of welfare applicants against incarceration lists

Introduced in the House

Nov. 8, 2012

Introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To require the Department of Human Services to perform a monthly jail and prison “incarceration match” and Social Security “death match” to help determine eligibility for a welfare and food stamp benefit “bridge cards,” and not issue or revoke the card of a person on those lists.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors