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California rolls out chip‑tap EBT cards; state updates automation and CalSAWS budget questions surface
Summary
CDSS reported completion of a statewide replacement of magnetic‑stripe EBT cards with chip‑tap cards, describing early activation/retailer adoption metrics and expected theft reductions; the committee also heard CalSAWS budget and contract transition updates and questions about ongoing maintenance costs.
California officials reported that as of April 30 all EBT clients had been issued new chip‑tap enabled cards designed to reduce electronic skimming and theft, and that California is the first state to deploy chip‑tap EBT cards statewide.
"I'm pleased to report that California is now the first and only state in the nation to deliver EBT benefits through chip tap enabled cards," Ryan Gillette, Chief Data Officer at CDSS, told the Subcommittee. He said mass deployment began in late…
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