Bill > HB749

This bill addresses the distribution of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Pennsylvania by requiring the state department to conduct a comprehensive review of payment distribution schedules every five years. Specifically, the department must analyze current payment schedules using caseload and census data, including examining models from other states that use more than ten payment issuance days. After completing the analysis, the department must prepare a report and within fifteen days share it with key legislative committee chairpersons in the Senate and House of Representatives. The department must also post the report on its public website within thirty days of completion. If the analysis determines that changes are needed to the payment distribution schedule, the department must develop updates in consultation with an advisory committee and submit these proposed updates to the federal Food and Nutrition Service for approval. Before submission, the proposed updates must be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and once federally approved, the updated distribution schedule must be posted on the department's public website. The bill aims to ensure a periodic, data-driven approach to managing SNAP benefit distributions and increase transparency in the process.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=749