HB0076 • 2018

Supplemental security income program.

AN ACT relating to the state supplemental security income program; transferring the program from the department of family services to the department of health; requiring rulemaking; providing for the transfer of funds as specified; and providing for effective dates.

Budget

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2018-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2018-03-07 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0004
2018-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2018-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0004
2018-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004
2018-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0004
2018-03-02 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2018-03-01 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-28 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-23 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2018-02-22 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2018-02-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-20 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-0-0-0
2018-02-19 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-16 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-14 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2018-02-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 46-14-0-0-0
2018-02-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-01-31 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0076
Effective
:
Multiple Dates

LSO No.:
18LSO-0380

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0004

Chapter No.:
5

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:
Supplemental security income program.

Subject:
State supplemental security income program.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act transfers the state supplemental security income program, and all previously appropriated funds for the program, from the Department of Family Services to the Department Health.

Th
is
act requires the Department of Health to promulgate rules for administration of the program, including rules on procedures for applying, approving, reviewing and terminating assistance under the program.

Comments:
That portion of this
act requiring rules by the Department
of Health
is effective immediately in order to allow the rules to be promulgated before a July 1, 201
8
, deadline. The remainder of the bill is effective July 1, 201
8
.

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

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0076

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 42
‑
2
‑
103(d) is amended to read:

42
‑
2
‑
103
.

Provision of assistance and services; duties
of department
; burial assistance;
department of health
state supplemental security income program.

(d)

The department of health shall
,
by rule
,
administer a state supplemental security income program entitling any individual receiving payments under the federal supplemental security income program with no other income during any one (1) calendar month, to a payment for each month the condition exists. The monthly payment under this subsection shall be established by the legislature within the department of
family service's

health's
biennial budget appropriation, which shall not be less than the required payment under applicable federal law.

R
ules promulgated
in accordance with
this subsection shall include procedures for applying, approving,
reviewing a
nd terminating assistance
under this
subsection
.
Decisions of the department of health
under
this
subsection
regarding entitlement to payments
shall be subject to the contested case procedures of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 2
.

The department of health shall promulgate rules
pursuant to W.S. 42
‑
2
‑
103(d), as amended by
section 1 of this act
,
by July 1, 2018.

Section 3
.

All unexpended, unobligated funds previously appropriated for the state supplemental security income program
to the department of family services
are hereby
reappropriated
to the department of health on July 1, 2018.

Section
4
.

(a)

Section 2 of this act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, t
his act is effective July 1, 2018
.

(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