AN ACT CONCERNING PREVENTING FRAUD IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND EXPRESSLY EXTENDING FRAUD AND CORRUPTION PENALTIES TO PUBLIC SERVANTS.

Summary

The bill orders the Connecticut Commissioner of Social Services to upgrade SNAP and other benefit cards with security‑chip technology to better track transactions and curb fraud. It also rewrites key legal definitions, expanding who is considered a “public servant” and what conduct counts as knowing fraud, so that state fraud and corruption laws can be applied to a wider range of officials, including federal workers. A progress report on the card upgrade must be filed by early 2027.

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