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Committee backs bill to remove SNAP asset test; debate centers on costs and administrative burden
Summary
The committee voted 7-2 to recommit Senate Bill 529 to Appropriations. The bill would eliminate Indiana's $5,000 SNAP asset test; advocates argued it reduces administrative burden and helps families, while some senators expressed concern about fiscal impacts and requested further analysis.
Senate Bill 529, which would eliminate Indiana’s $5,000 asset test for SNAP eligibility, was recommitted to the Appropriations Committee after extensive testimony and a 7-2 committee vote.
Sponsor Chairman Walker described the bill as a means to reduce paperwork and administrative costs and to remove a disincentive that discourages savings among people receiving SNAP. ‘‘This bill is to be recommitted to appropriations based upon the current reading of the financial impact statement,’’ Walker said, noting he hoped the fiscal note would be revisited before the bill reaches Appropriations.
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