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Sponsor: HB 14-58 would restore SNAP access for refugees and asylees excluded by federal changes; advocates cite $21.8M annual cost
Summary
Delegate Emily Shetty told the Appropriations Committee HB 14-58 would create a state-funded SNAP benefit for refugees, asylees and some parolees removed from federal eligibility by HR 1; nonprofit and refugee-service witnesses described immediate harms and urged interim work or budget action.
Delegate Emily Shetty introduced HB 14-58, explaining the bill would provide a state-funded SNAP benefit to certain refugees, asylees and humanitarian parolees who lost federal SNAP eligibility after changes in HR 1. She told the committee the affected population is estimated at about 10,000 people and that the fiscal note estimates general-fund costs up to $21.8 million annually if enacted as drafted.
"This population is now estimated to be about 10,000 people," Shetty said, and described the bill as intended to…
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