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Utah House rejects bill to delay cash-assistance time limits by six months
Summary
After hours of debate, the Utah House voted 32–36 to defeat Representative David Zollman’s bill to shift the start date of the three‑year lifetime cash‑assistance limit to July 1, 1997; supporters said the change would avoid penalizing families affected by early implementation problems, opponents said it undermines the time‑limit policy.
Representative David Zollman, sponsor of House Bill 288, told colleagues that the bill would move the start date for the three‑year lifetime limit on cash assistance to July 1, 1997, "so that the benefits end in the middle of summer instead of the middle of the winter." He said the estimated fiscal note of $2,000,000 would be covered within a block grant and would not require additional general‑fund cash.
Opponents, including Representative Stevens, argued the…
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