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2007 Senate Bill 120: Distribute food stamps on twice-a-month basis
Public Act 107 of 2008
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- Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on January 30, 2007, to distribute food stamps to individuals on a twice-a-month basis, instead of monthly. Note: Some grocery stores have complained of monthly "boom/bust" cycles related to when food stamps are distributed.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2007.
- Reported in the Senate on February 27, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on March 6, 2008, to lower from $150 to $100 the level of monthly food stamps that would allows a recipient's monthly food stamp grant to be split into two twice-per-month grants. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 6, 2008.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2007.
- Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on March 12, 2008, to distribute food stamps to individuals on a twice-a-month basis, instead of monthly.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on March 12, 2008.
- Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on March 12, 2008.
- Reported in the House on March 19, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on March 12, 2008.
- Passed 87 to 19 in the House on April 8, 2008, to distribute food stamps to individuals on a twice-a-month basis, instead of monthly.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on April 24, 2008.
Most Recent Comments
1) Re: Food Stamps by Anonymous Citizen on April 6, 2007I live on $643.00 month, and my food stamps were just cut down to $10.00 month. My income is from SSI and forced early retirement S.S. Tell me--What will 10.00 month buy?? I have other monthly costs besides rent & phone. Who pays for my car insurance, over-counter meds, life insurance, household & personal needs, clothing, etc, etc. I guess if I save the $10.00 per month for 6 months--then I can go buy half a month of food!!! According to the Food Stamp calculator--I should get $153 month. What a joke--Penalize the poor & disabled as much as possible.
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normal government run bloated program.
"the system already spends 80% of it's budget on administration. No more! "
And to think that some dim bulbs want to turn over our health care to these lumps.
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the system already spends 80% of it's budget on administration. No more!
A disabled SSI recipient only gets about $100 in food stamps,with an income of $623.00, pass some money on to them.
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