Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1176
SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A RECIPIENT OF BENEFITS UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) SHALL BE NOT EXEMPT FROM THE WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM UNTIL AFTER THE RECIPIENT TAKES THE TEST OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (TABE) AND ACHIEVES A SCORE AT OR ABOVE THE 12TH GRADE LEVEL IN EACH CATEGORY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives