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HB0114 • 2016

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.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Connolly
Last action
2016-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2016

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2016-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2016-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0043

  3. 2016-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0043

  4. 2016-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0043

  5. 2016-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0043

  6. 2016-03-02 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0

  7. 2016-03-01 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2016-02-29 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2016-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2016-02-26 Senate

    S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2016-02-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

  12. 2016-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2016-02-23 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-10-0-0-0

  14. 2016-02-22 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2016-02-19 House

    H 2nd Reading:Laid Back

  16. 2016-02-18 House

    H COW:Passed

  17. 2016-02-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2016-02-16 House

    H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

  19. 2016-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 55-3-2-0-0

  20. 2016-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2016-02-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0114
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0310

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0043

Chapter No.:
74

Prime Sponsor:
Connolly

Catch Title:
Public assistance-eligibility.

Subject:
Public assis
tance and POWER
eligibility requirements

Summary/Major Elements:

This
act

requires recipients of public assistance
and social services
to notify the Department of Family S
ervices
within ten
days upon gaining any property, income or other assets.

Previously,
recipients were required to give noti
ce
immediately.

This
act

increases
from one to two
t
he number of vehicles the D
epartment may exempt in making
eligibility determinations for the Personal Opportunities with Employment R
esponsibilities
Program
(POWER).

This
act
increases
from $
2
,
5
00 to $5
,0
00
the amount of assets that may be excluded from POWER benefit and eligibility requirements.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0114

ENROLLED ACT NO. 43,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

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
‑
2
‑
109(b) and 42
‑
2
‑
202(d)(v) are amended to read:

42
‑
2
‑
109
.

Review of assistance and services; termination or modification; notice to department 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
not later than
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
t

more
than two (2) licensed
motor
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
‑
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
‑
2
‑
109(b), the amount of
resources
assets

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

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

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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