Bill Text: VA HB2181 | 2017 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Food stamps; eligibility to receive benefits if convicted of drug-related felonies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB2181 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB2181-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 felony offense of possession of a controlled substance in violation of §18.2-250 or a first-time felony
offense of possession with intent to distribute a controlled
substance in violation of §18.2-248,
provided that such person (i) is complying with, or has
already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court,; (ii)
is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program,; (iii)
participates in periodic drug screenings,; and (iv) is
complying with, or has already complied with, any other
obligations as determined by the Department.