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Rules Committee reports House Bill 2540 to allow transition to chip-based access cards
Summary
The Rules Committee unanimously voted 33-0 to report House Bill 2540, which would amend the Human Services Code to provide for a transition to chip-based access cards for human services programs; the committee recorded no debate before the vote.
Having established a quorum, the Rules Committee proceeded to business and the chair moved to report House Bill 2540 (Printer's No. 3513) to the full House.
The bill "amends the Human Services Code providing for transition to chip based access cards," the chair said. The committee took no verbal policy debate on the measure: when asked if there was any discussion, a committee member said, "No discussion." The secretary then called the roll and reported, "All Democrats will vote in the affirmative along with Republicans," yielding an aye tally of 33 and nays 0; the chair announced that the bill passed the committee.
Why it matters: the bill, as described in committee, would change the Human Services Code to permit a transition to chip-based access cards for programs administered under that code. Committee members did not discuss technical details, funding, implementation timelines or benefits in the committee record.
What happened next: the committee reported the bill to the House by a recorded vote and moved on to consider a package of concurrence appropriation bills before adjourning.
No appropriations or implementation details were stated on the record for HB 2540; amounts, implementation timelines and agency procedures were not specified in the committee transcript.
