Human services: food assistance; recipient’s digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k.
Key claim: HB4515 would require recipients’ digital photographic image and signature to be printed on Michigan Bridge Cards used for food assistance.
Abstract
(HB4515 · 103rd Legislature) Human services: food assistance; recipient’s digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k. Latest action (2026-07-02): Placed On Order Of General Orders
Why this matters
Adding photo ID and signature to Bridge Cards changes the administrative experience for every SNAP recipient in Michigan and reshapes anti-fraud policy at point-of-sale. It raises operational questions about issuance costs, household-member use (federally, SNAP benefits are usable by any household member regardless of whose photo is on the card), and civil-rights concerns that have surfaced in similar state efforts.