PRINTER'S NO. 2679
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2095
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MADSEN, KAZEEM, GALLAGHER, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ,
GUENST, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, BOYD, KIM, KRAJEWSKI, DALEY,
DELLOSO, CERRATO, KINKEAD, SHUSTERMAN, ROZZI, KINSEY,
KENYATTA, FLEMING AND SCOTT, MARCH 12, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 12, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in fiscal provisions
relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of
SNAP benefits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 476. Distribution of SNAP Benefits.--The following
shall apply:
(1) Within one year of the effective date of this paragraph,
the department shall develop and implement guidelines that
require each county assistance office to distribute benefits
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on a
monthly basis using a uniform twenty-day distribution schedule.
(2) The department may implement a tiered distribution
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schedule in order to deter any hardships as a result of the
change in the distribution date under this section for an
individual receiving the benefits.
(3) The guidelines under this section shall utilize a method
which is uniform throughout this Commonwealth so that the
distribution date for benefits does not change if an individual
receiving benefits moves to a different county of residence in
this Commonwealth, including using the first letter of the last
name of an individual receiving benefits to set the date of
distribution.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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