MA S102

Bill

Removing barriers to lifting people out of poverty

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote financial stability and asset development. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to remove barriers to lifting people out of poverty. It proposes several key provisions: 1. It prohibits the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) from taking negative case actions like reducing benefits or denying extensions during a state of emergency. 2. It requires the DTA to cease terminating emergency assistance shelter benefits and allow self-certification of eligibility during a state of emergency. 3. It removes asset limits for the Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children (EAEDC) program. 4. It ensures that funds from work study, education grants, and training programs are not counted as income or assets for public assistance eligibility. 5. It gives the Department of Telecommunications and Cable authority to negotiate increased Lifeline program benefits, such as unlimited minutes and data, with carriers during a state of emergency. 6. It requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish an online application system and maintain in-person service locations for the emergency assistance housing program. The overall goal is to promote financial stability and asset development for families and individuals in need during challenging economic times.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Dan Sena (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2657 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S102

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S102
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S102.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1382	Relative to low-income housing eligibility for disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H2939	Relative to improving the efficiency of the state low income housing tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3056	Relative to tax relief for low-income veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5245	Similar To
H3618	Ensuring access to state IDs for low-income people	Accompanied a study order, see H4944	Similar To
H3722	Relative to the design, development, construction and operation of a senior low-income and affordable housing project located at 144 Greenmont Avenue in the town of Dracut	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S121	Relative to economic mobility for families with low-income	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1227	Creating a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers	Accompanied a new draft, see S2724	Similar To
S1821	Improving the earned income credit for working families	Accompanied a new draft, see H4997	Similar To
S2386	Relative to the expansion of the commuter rail and ferry low-income fare program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2726	Similar To
S2657	Removing barriers to lifting people out of poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S852	Assisting low-income students success through work-study	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S898	Relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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