SALT Advocates:
FYI—Update #6
As always, thanks for your advocacy support! The latest Update changes are marked **. john & SALT

I. TANF Scholarship Pilot Project Bill

    > Sen. Bill Stanley – SB 27 & (BA)
         Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N).
         *Referred to Senate Finance; Reported (14 -0).
         *Passed the full Senate (39 -1N)

**Referred to House Appropriations SubC –Recommends Laying on the Table (5Y – 3N)

II. Limiting & Ending Solitary Confinement

    > Del. Hope – HB 795
         Assigned to Militia, Police and Public Safety - SubC #2.
         *House: SubC #2 recommends striking from docket (5-Y 0-N).
         *SubC Chair. Cline to send letter to Deed's Commission to accept study provisions (compromise).

III. Studying Solitary Confinement

     > Sen. Marsden – SJ 65
          Assigned to Rules Committee
          *Chair Cline to send letter to Deed's Commission to include study provisions of HB 795 & SJ 65.

IV. Ending School Lunch Shaming

     > Del. Hope HB 50
          House: Committee on Education, Assigned to SubC #1.
          *House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
          *House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
          **Passed the House (100-y 0-N);
          **Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
          **Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018

V. Video Visitation; Not Replace In-person Family Visits

     > Del. Hope HB - 797
          Assigned to Militia, Police and Public Safety- SubC #2.
          *Amended: keeps the provision for in person visits.
          *Deletes lowest rates provision.
          *Reported from MPPS to Appropriations, (16–5).
          **Passed House (99-0);
          **Passed Senate (40 – 0)
          **Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/18)

VI. TANF Benefit Increase

      > Delegate Krizek Budget Amendment - Item 340 #6h
           DSS to increase TANF Benefits 10 percent July 1, 2018
           **Laid on the table

VII. Kinship Guardianship Program

       > Delegate Emily M. Brewer HB 1333
             *House: Referred to (HWI); Assigned (HWI) SubC #1
             *House: SubC #1 recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
             *House: Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) to Appropriations
             **Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
             *Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
             **Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
             **Senate: Rereferred to Finance
             ** House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
             ** Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

       > Senator Favola SB 44
             *Senate: Passed Rehabilitation and Social Services(14-Y 1-N)
             *Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
             *Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
             *House: Passed House Appropriations (22Y -0N)
             **Senate: Failed to pass

VIII. School Shaming meal policies
        > Sen Favola SB 840
              **Passed Senate (40Y – 0N)
              **House Education SubC (7Y - 0N)
              **Passed House Ed (22Y – 0N)
              **House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
              **Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/14/18
              **Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, 4/9/18

John Horejsi
SALT Coordinator
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