SNAP asset test bill effectively killed in West Virginia House
A bill that would have imposed an asset test on food stamp recipients in West Virginia is effectively dead for the legislative session, a lobbyist who’s been working against the legislation said.
Senate Bill 60 would have, among other things, limited assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to households with less than $2,000 in assets or $3,000 for households with elderly and disabled people.
Another section of the bill would have allowed the Department of Health and Human Resources to contract with a third-party vendor to develop a system to verify income, assets and eligibility of those who apply for public assistance, including SNAP, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
The Senate passed the bill and sent it to the House, where it was referred to the House Health and Human Resources Committee and then to Judiciary. After a public hearing on the bill Monday, the Judiciary Committee did not take up the bill Tuesday or Wednesday.
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