Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2347
Extends for two years Department of Human Services' authority to prescribe employability assessment and orientation process for job opportunity and basic skills program and limit number of participants and activities of participants in program; to require single parent of child under two years of age to participate in job opportunity and basic skills program; to deny request of recipient in temporary assistance for needy families program to enroll in educational institution as allowable work act
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Extends for two years Department of Human Services' authority to prescribe employability assessment and orientation process for job opportunity and basic skills program and limit number of participants and activities of participants in program; to require single parent of child under two years of age to participate in job opportunity and basic skills program; to deny request of recipient in temporary assistance for needy families program to enroll in educational institution as allowable work activity if recipient was not enrolled in educational institution as of June 30, 2011; to disqualify recipient from receiving temporary assistance for needy families program benefits for 120 days if recipient separates from employment without good cause; and to establish for temporary assistance for needy families program income limit for nonparent caretaker relative of dependent child equal to 185 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Suspends for two years from scheduled date of July 1, 2017, increase in cash assistance paid to families enrolled in State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program. Suspends for two years from scheduled date of July 1, 2017, increase in duration of period that family receiving temporary assistance to needy families may continue to receive assistance upon becoming ineligible due to employment or increased hours of work. <b>Requires department to invest savings from policy changes or caseload reductions into increasing amount of grants for families in temporary assistance for needy families program.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Its course
January 9 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action17 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Mar 2979 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 178 days
Human Services and HousingJan 17 to Mar 2163 days
In the SenateMar 29 to Jul 7 · stopped100 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 29 to Mar 312 days
Human ServicesMar 31 to Jun 869 days
Ways and MeansJun 8 to Jul 7 · stopped29 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading53–6
Passed · Mar 29 · 1 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 8
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 9 – Mar 29
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Human Services and Housing
- Mar 7Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Mar 21Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Human Services and Housing recommended it
- Mar 22Read a second time
- Mar 29Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 6
In the Senate Mar 30 – Jul 7
- Mar 30Arrived in the Senate
- Mar 31Sent to Human Services
- Apr 26Heard in Human Services
- May 31Heard in Human Services
- Jun 8Human Services recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 17 actions, as published
- Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Human Services and Housing.House of Representatives
- Mar 7Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Mar 21Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- Mar 22Second reading.House of Representatives
- Mar 23Rules suspended. Carried over to March 27, 2017 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Mar 27Rules suspended. Carried over to March 28, 2017 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Mar 28Rules suspended. Carried over to March 29, 2017 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Mar 29Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed.House of Representatives
- Mar 30First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 31Referred to Human Services.Senate
- Apr 26Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 31Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Jun 8Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate