Department of Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Error Reduction
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Summary
The bill directs the Department of Human Services to develop a comprehensive process to identify and fix errors in the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It seeks to improve eligibility determinations and lower Maryland's error rate to match the best‑performing state as measured by the USDA. Existing SNAP provisions, such as the restaurant meals and heat‑and‑eat programs and a senior benefit supplement, remain unchanged.
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- Appropriations — Bill HearingAppropriations · Mar 10, 2026
History
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Appropriations
Sponsors
- Wivell · sponsor
- Arentz
- Beauchamp
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- Howard
- Hutchinson
- McComas
- Miller
- Reilly
- Schmidt
- T. Morgan
- Tomlinson
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