An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14n.
The bill mandates that, within one year of its effective date, Michigan must provide chip-enabled Bridge Cards to all food and cash assistance recipients in accordance with federal law.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Reported with substitute H-2
Substitute H-2 not concurred in by voice vote
Substitute H-3 offered
by
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute H-4 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 77 to 28 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services
Discharged from committee
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 1, following line 9, by inserting:
“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 4007.
(b) House Bill No. 4283.”.
The amendment was withdrawn
Passed in the Senate 35 to 1 (details)
Returned to the Senate
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
