The proposed bill, Substitute House Bill No. 6841, establishes a working group tasked with studying various methods and programs aimed at reducing poverty rates among families in the state. The working group will explore a range of topics, including universal basic income, cash assistance programs, educational and employment training, and child care services. It will also analyze systemic barriers to alleviating poverty, such as housing policies and access to health care, and assess the impact of inflation and regional cost differences on poverty rates. The group is required to develop a method for tracking economic mobility and identify short-term policies and funding sources to address poverty.

The working group will consist of several state commissioners or their designees, chairpersons of relevant legislative committees, and up to ten additional members with expertise in various fields related to poverty reduction. The cochairpersons of the group will be the House chairpersons of the committees overseeing children and human services. The bill mandates that a preliminary report of findings and recommendations be submitted by June 1, 2026, followed by a public forum for community input. A final report is due by June 1, 2027, after which the working group will be dissolved. Notably, the bill includes new legal language to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the working group, including the insertion of terms like "final report" and "preliminary report" for clarity, while changing "task force" to "working group" for accuracy.