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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 590 Regulates Staff Use of Resident EBT Cards
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and PolicySponsor: Duane Quam
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What This Bill Proposed
Electronic benefit transfer card use modified.
Residential program staff handling public assistance cards face new administrative recordkeeping rules, and facilities must track every transaction made on behalf of residents.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Licensed residential program staff
Staff must be listed as authorized representatives to use resident EBT cards and must log purchases.
Program residents
Residents' electronic benefit transfer cards may be used by staff only under newly regulated conditions and tracking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must staff do before using a resident's EBT card for food purchases?
Are residential programs required to keep records of EBT purchases made by staff?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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