Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1458: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment
Status: Failed, April 7, 2026
Establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; providing the purpose of the Program is to expand food access to certain households; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals under the Program receive a certain supplemental benefit; and requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt certain regulations.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals are eligible to receive a certain benefit under the Program; and generally relating to the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees…
From the introduced text, February 14, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals are eligible to receive a certain benefit under the Program; and generally relating to the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees. BY adding to Article - Human Services Section 5-507 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Human Services 5-507. (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED. (2) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE STATE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLEES. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1458* HOUSE BILL 1458 (3) "REFUGEE" (II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 60 MONTHS OR LESS; AND (III) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ANY OF THE 2. AN ASYLEE ADMITTED UNDER 8 U.S.C. § 1158; 3. A CUBAN OR HAITIAN ENTRANT AS DEFINED IN C.F.R. § 401.2; 4. AN INDIVIDUAL GRANTED WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL UNDER 8 U.S.C. § 1231(B)(3) …