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Committee adopts amended welfare‑verification bill after hours of testimony and a 5–3 roll call
Summary
Senate Bill 194, which aligns state rules on noncitizen eligibility for Medicaid and SNAP with recent federal changes and narrows 'reasonable opportunity' verification windows, passed the Health & Welfare Committee 5–3 after lengthy public testimony for and against the measure.
Senate Bill 194, introduced by Senator Miguez, would align Louisiana law with recent federal changes on noncitizen eligibility for Medicaid and SNAP, standardize a single 90‑day reasonable‑opportunity period for citizenship or immigration verification for Medicaid provisional coverage, and change how household income is counted for SNAP when a household member is ineligible due to immigration status.
Senator Miguez and supporters argued the bill preserves benefits for Americans and lawfully eligible…
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