Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Nov 2016
General Assembly Passage
Oct 2016
Senate Passage
Oct 2016
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2016
Last action Nov 3, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Nov 3, 2016
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
legislature
Oct 20, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
legislature
Oct 6, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
May 19, 2016
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
legislature
Jan 27, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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