HB 2505 - DIGEST

Requires an electronic benefit card issued to or on behalf of a person receiving public assistance to contain a photo identification of the person authorized to use the card.

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Consider using the photographic databases of the department of licensing as a cost-saving measure;

(2) Work with the department of licensing to access and cross-share facial recognition data and resources for the purposes of identifying potential fraud; and

(3) Report any case where there is reason to believe that fraud has been committed to the attorney general, prosecutor's office, or appropriate law enforcement entity.