Existing law prohibits the use of fraudulent means to establish eligibility for public housing and Medicaid.
This bill would prohibit certain fraudulent conduct in obtaining public assistance under any state or federally funded public assistance program and would provide penalties.
This bill would provide for the forfeiture of any funds, proceeds, or property obtained by fraudulent conduct in obtaining public assistance.
This bill would also authorize the Department of Revenue to intercept state income tax refunds of individuals who owe debts to a public housing authority.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Assigned Act No. 2014-424.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1163
Concurrence Requested
Mitchell dissent filed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1088
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1087
Patterson Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1086
State Government Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
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 534
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 533
Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Amendment Offered
Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 532
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 531
Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
Source: Alabama Legislature