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HB0182 • 2015

Public assistance-eligibility.

AN ACT relating to the personal opportunity with employment responsibilities (POWER) program; amending asset reporting requirements; amending allowable asset limitations; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Connolly
Last action
2015-03-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0182HS001

Standing Committee • HMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HMinerals

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Failed 12-18-0-0-0

  2. 2015-02-27 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  3. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  4. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  5. 2015-02-26 Senate

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

  6. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  7. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  8. 2015-02-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0

  9. 2015-02-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2015-02-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2015-02-03 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-02-02 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2015-02-02 House

    Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0

  14. 2015-01-29 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  15. 2015-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2015-01-22 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0527
ENGROSSED
3.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0182

Public assistance-eligibility.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly and Senator(s) Craft

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the personal opportunity with employment responsibilities (POWER) program; amending asset reporting requirements; amending allowable asset limitations; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 42
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2
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109(b) and 42
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2
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202(d)(v) are amended to read:

42
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2
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109
.

Review of assistance and services; termination or modification; notice to d
epartment of change in assets
.

(b)

Upon gaining possession of any property, income or other
resources

assets
after receiving any public assistance and social services under this article, a recipient shall
immediately

notify the department
as

he becomes
within ten (10) calendar days after
becoming
aware of the change in circumstances. The amount of public assistance and social services provided to the recipient shall be accordingly terminated or modified pursuant to rule and regulation of the department. The department shall
allow the exclusion of one (1) duly registered and licensed motor vehicle

exempt no greater than two (2)
licensed vehicles
from personal
resources

assets
in determining eligibility for any household under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER)
and supplemental nutrition assistance programs. Married couples shall be allowed a second duly registered and licensed motor vehicle

program
.

42
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2
‑
202
.

Participation required; exemptions; disqualification of benefits.

(d)

Benefits and eligibility requirements under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities
(POWER) program shall be modified for assistance units under subsection (c) of this section as follows:

(v)

Excluding allowance for personal motor vehicles as specified under W.S. 42
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2
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109(b), the amount of
resources

assets
an assistance unit may own shall be
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)

no greater than
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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