HB693 Alabama 2013 Session

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Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public Benefits, purchase of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and lottery tickets with benefit funds prohibited, use of public funds in retail stores selling primarily alcoholic beverages, casinos and certain adult-oriented entertainment establishments prohibited, penalties for violations

Description

This bill would prohibit a recipient of public assistance benefits from using public assistance benefits to purchase any alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, or lottery ticket and would provide penalties for violations, including the suspension of benefits.

This bill would prohibit a recipient of public assistance benefits from withdrawing or using public assistance benefits in a retail establishment that primarily sells alcoholic beverages, a casino, a tattoo facility, a facility providing psychic services, or an establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state and provides penalties for violations, including the suspension of benefits.

This bill would also require the Department of Human Resources to consult with providers of automatic teller machine (ATM) services to create and implement a program or method of blocking access to cash benefits from Electronic Benefits Transfer cards issued by the department at automatic teller machines located in such establishments.

Relating to public benefits; to prohibit a recipient of public assistance from using benefits to purchase any alcoholic beverage, tobacco product, or lottery ticket; to prohibit a recipient of public assistance benefits from withdrawing or using public assistance benefits in a retail establishment that primarily sells alcoholic beverages, a casino, a tattoo facility, a facility providing psychic services, or an establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state; to provide penalties for violations; and to require the Department of Human Resources to consult with providers of automatic teller machine services to create and implement a program or method of blocking access to cash benefits from Electronic Benefits Transfer cards issued by the department at automatic teller machines located in certain establishments.

Subjects

Public Benefits