Amendment #140 to H5150

Closing The SNAP Gap

Mr. Livingstone of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting, after the words "sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws", the following:

“; provided further, in order to maximize federal nutrition dollars available to residents and reduce health care costs, the Administration shall take affirmative steps during fiscal year 2021 to allow applicants and recipients of MassHealth and the Medicare savings program the option to  initiate an application for federal supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits at the time of application or renewal for medical assistance and shall authorize the office of Medicaid to submit said application to the department of transitional assistance.”

 


Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #140 to H5150

Closing The SNAP Gap

Representative:

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

Christine P. Barber

Ruth B. Balser

Elizabeth A. Malia

Mindy Domb

Tami L. Gouveia

David Paul Linsky

Marcos A. Devers

Jack Patrick Lewis

Maria Duaime Robinson

Steven Ultrino

Danielle W. Gregoire

John Barrett, III

Peter Capano

John J. Lawn, Jr.

Edward F. Coppinger

Natalie M. Blais

Alan Silvia

Bud L. Williams

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Adrian C. Madaro

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

Kevin G. Honan

Carol A. Doherty

Michelle L. Ciccolo

Michael S. Day

Jonathan Hecht

Danillo A. Sena

Liz Miranda

Andres X. Vargas

Michelle M. DuBois

Tommy Vitolo

Daniel Cahill

Brian M. Ashe

Tram T. Nguyen

Denise Provost

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

Jon Santiago

James J. O'Day

James K. Hawkins

Alice Hanlon Peisch

Christina A. Minicucci

Paul W. Mark

Stephan Hay

Carlos González

David M. Rogers

John J. Mahoney

Kathleen R. LaNatra

Nika C. Elugardo

Tackey Chan

RoseLee Vincent

Daniel R. Carey

Daniel J. Ryan

Susannah M. Whipps

Paul McMurtry

Richard M. Haggerty

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

Thomas M. Stanley

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

Kay Khan

Antonio F. D. Cabral

Sean Garballey

Daniel M. Donahue

Paul A. Schmid, III

Aaron Vega

Mary S. Keefe

Marjorie C. Decker

Natalie M. Higgins

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

Mike Connolly

Carolyn C. Dykema

Chynah Tyler

David Biele

Carole A. Fiola

Paul F. Tucker

Bruce J. Ayers

Bradford Hill

José F. Tosado

Denise C. Garlick

Hannah Kane

David Allen Robertson