2012 Senate Bill 1386

Senate Roll Call 823: Passed

To codify in state statue recent administrative changes closing loopholes in a 60-month time limit on cash welfare payments (not including Medicaid and food stamps), and to define cash welfare payments as a temporary program that is not an “entitlement.” Many cash welfare recipients are also covered by a shorter 48-month state benefit cap.

26 Yeas / 12 Nays
Republican (26 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (0 Yeas / 12 Nays)