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Sponsor says SB 315 would spend $10.6M to install chip security on SNAP EBT cards after $17M in benefit thefts
Summary
Sponsor testimony says SB 315 would appropriate $10,600,000 to the Department of Job and Family Services to implement chip technology on SNAP EBT cards and require cybersecurity rules and a public reporting portal; sponsor cited $17,000,000 stolen in over 30,000 cases across June 2023–Dec 2024 and said the federal government would reimburse roughly half.
A sponsor told the Senate Finance Committee that Senate Bill 315 would fund a security upgrade to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT cards by adding chip technology similar to private‑sector debit/credit cards.
The sponsor said that between June 2023 and December 2024, "$17,000,000 in SNAP benefits was stolen in over 30,000 cases," citing Ohio Department of Job and Family Services figures. To address the fraud, SB 315 would appropriate $10,600,000 to the Department of Job and Family Services to…
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