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type: "Bill"
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title: "Simplified application for SNAP benefits."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 334"
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citation: "Indiana SB 334 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION", "WELFARE", "SNAP Program"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Edward Clere", "Greg Walker", "Shelli Yoder"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-12"
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last_action: "2023-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bc1e5da-e0bd-4080-9bef-e9769f470e8d"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/334"
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source_hash: "a590eb878a671ebb457ec29ef6e7884cbd96645a5d7df3901ce2eef8d8aea29f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 334 (2023) — Simplified application for SNAP benefits.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.04.ENRH)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.01.INTR)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.03.COMH)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 334 - Clere - 3rd Reading — **89–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Edward Clere — primary (person)
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- Greg Walker — primary (person)
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- Shelli Yoder — primary (person)
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- Andrea Hunley — coauthor (person)
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- Ann Vermilion — cosponsor (person)
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- Carolyn Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Eddie Melton — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Jon Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Julie Olthoff — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Ron Alting — coauthor (person)
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- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-12** Authored by Senator Yoder
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- **2023-01-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-30** Senator Walker G added as second author
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- **2023-01-31** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-02** Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-06** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-07** Senators Hunley, Ford J.D., Donato, Rogers added as coauthors
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- **2023-02-09** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-09** Senator Alting added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-13** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-13** Senator Melton added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-13** House sponsor: Representative Clere
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- **2023-02-13** Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A, Olthoff, Jackson
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- **2023-02-14** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-02-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 89, nays 5 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-22** Returned to the Senate without amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-03-23** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-04-03** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Public Law 44 `became-law`
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- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bc1e5da-e0bd-4080-9bef-e9769f470e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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