An Act to provide short-term relief for families in deep poverty
By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to relief payments for recipients of the transitional aid to families with dependent children and emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children programs within the Department of Transitional Assistance. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenter:
- Marjorie C. Decker
- Status:
- Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 in order to provide prompt relief to families, elders and persons with disabilities struggling to meet unanticipated expenditures and loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27/2020 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
| 3/30/2020 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities |
| 4/6/2020 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/8/2020 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/13/2020 from 01:30 PM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing |
| 4/8/2020 | Joint | Location Changed - Hearing scheduled for 04/13/2020 from 01:30 PM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing |
| 4/29/2020 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 1/5/2021 | House | No further action taken |
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