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 person or a business entity from accepting public assistance benefits held on electronic benefit transfer cards for the purchase of any alcoholic beverage or tobacco product and would include civil fines and other penalties for violations.
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 other 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 create the Public Assistance Integrity Fund for the deposit of all civil fines collected pursuant to the act for use by the Department of Human Resources and the Attorney General for costs associated with the prevention of misuse of public assistance benefits, including, but not limited to, administration, oversight, training, and enforcement related activities.
Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from State Government
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 524
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 523
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 522
Orr first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Source: Alabama Legislature