Bill Text: VA HB1891 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-30 - Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) [HB1891 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB1891-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §63.2-505.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§63.2-505.2. Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies.
A person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp
benefits shall be exempt from the application of section 115(a) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193,
and shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of
a drug-related felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in
violation of §18.2-250, provided such person is complying with, or has already
complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively
engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates
in periodic drug screenings, and any other obligations as determined by the
Department.
