Creating The Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program.

AI Summary

The bill aims to establish the Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program to provide a guaranteed income to eligible individuals in select areas. The program intends to study the impact of basic income on reducing poverty and improving economic security. It will offer regular cash payments to participants over a specified period, with the goal of assessing its effectiveness in addressing financial hardship. The bill seeks to gather data on how basic income could benefit individuals and communities, potentially leading to future policy decisions regarding universal basic income at the federal level.

• 2022-12-16: Prefiled for introduction.

• 2023-01-09: First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning.

• 2023-01-11: Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning at 1:30 PM.

• 2023-01-20: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning at 8:00 AM.

• 2023-01-24: Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning at 1:30 PM.

• 2023-01-24: HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

• 2023-01-24: Minority; do not pass.

• 2023-01-24: Minority; without recommendation.

• 2023-01-26: Referred to Appropriations.

• 2024-01-08: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

• 2024-01-11: Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.