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Food‑bank advocates urge quick passage of HB 163 to upgrade SNAP EBT cards to chip technology
Summary
Ohio Association of Food Banks and other witnesses urged the House Agriculture Committee to pass HB 163 to modernize EBT cards to chip/tap technology, citing large organized benefit theft, a federal sting that recovered skimming devices and potential federal matching funds if enacted before an October deadline.
Proponents of House Bill 163 told the House Agriculture Committee that upgrading SNAP EBT cards from magnetic strips to chip or tap technology would reduce organized benefit theft and save taxpayer dollars.
"From June 2023 to December 2024, we know of at least 17,000,000 in SNAP benefits stolen from more than…
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