republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/sb-334.md

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Bill	Simplified application for SNAP benefits.	Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recertify the individual's eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits. Provides that the simplified requirements must allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits for 36 months after the certification or recertification. Requires the division to use data matching to provide SNAP eligibility information to eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid benefits and are eligible for SNAP benefits.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2023	SB 334	Indiana SB 334 (2023)	bill	FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WELFARE SNAP Program	enacted	Edward Clere Greg Walker Shelli Yoder	4	24	1	2023-01-12	2023-04-20	openstates	ocd-bill/1bc1e5da-e0bd-4080-9bef-e9769f470e8d	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334	a590eb878a671ebb457ec29ef6e7884cbd96645a5d7df3901ce2eef8d8aea29f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 334 (2023) — Simplified application for SNAP benefits.

Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recertify the individual's eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits. Provides that the simplified requirements must allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits for 36 months after the certification or recertification. Requires the division to use data matching to provide SNAP eligibility information to eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid benefits and are eligible for SNAP benefits.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 334 - Clere - 3rd Reading — 89–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Edward Clere — primary (person)
• Greg Walker — primary (person)
• Shelli Yoder — primary (person)
• Andrea Hunley — coauthor (person)
• Ann Vermilion — cosponsor (person)
• Carolyn Jackson — cosponsor (person)
• Eddie Melton — coauthor (person)
• J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
• Jon Ford — coauthor (person)
• Julie Olthoff — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
• Ron Alting — coauthor (person)
• Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-12 Authored by Senator Yoder
• 2023-01-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-01-30 Senator Walker G added as second author
• 2023-01-31 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• 2023-02-02 Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
• 2023-02-06 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-02-07 Senators Hunley, Ford J.D., Donato, Rogers added as coauthors
• 2023-02-09 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-02-09 Senator Alting added as coauthor
• 2023-02-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-02-13 Senator Melton added as coauthor
• 2023-02-13 House sponsor: Representative Clere
• 2023-02-13 Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A, Olthoff, Jackson
• 2023-02-14 Referred to the House referral
• 2023-02-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-03-16 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-03-20 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-03-21 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 89, nays 5 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-03-22 Returned to the Senate without amendments receipt
• 2023-03-23 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2023-04-03 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2023-04-17 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2023-04-20 Public Law 44 became-law
• 2023-04-20 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1bc1e5da-e0bd-4080-9bef-e9769f470e8d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).