FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        SECOND SESSION, 1998             SB 223/a
  
  
  
  
                                                                       February 13, 1998
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 223
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 4, line 12, strike "<u>an EBT card</u>,".
  
      2.  On page 4, lines 13 and 14, strike "<u>or public assistance
  benefit</u>" and insert "or by an agency or department of the state".
  
      3.  On page 4, line 14, after "card" insert "or an EBT card
  issued to a recipient of public assistance benefits".
  
      4.  On page 8, line 24, after "processed" insert "and requires
  a personal identification number".
  
      5.  On page 9, line 25, and on page 10, line 1, strike:
               "(d)  <u>receipt of a public assistance benefit at POS
  terminals;</u>".
  
      6.  Reletter the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
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                               Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman 
  
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
          Yes:    7
          No:     0
  Excused: Kidd, Nava
          Absent: None
  
  
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