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House committee advances bill to tighten SNAP eligibility to the floor
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 730, which would require new data checks and verification steps for SNAP to identify and remove ineligible recipients and align asset tests with federal standards; the measure passed committee on a 14–2 roll-call vote.
Representative John Vanderwaute presented House Bill 730 to the House Health and Welfare Committee, saying the measure would require the Department to interface with databases (including lottery winnings over $3,000, death records and incarceration data), flag patterns of out-of-state EBT use, end broad-based categorical eligibility for asset alignment with federal standards, and strengthen identity and lawful-presence verification to limit benefits to U.S. citizens and lawful residents.
After testimony and questions from members, a motion to send HB 730 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation was put to a roll-call vote. The clerk recorded the vote as 14 yes and 2 no; the chair announced, "Motion carries 14 to 2," and the committee indicated Representative Vanderwaute would carry the bill to the floor.
