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HB4831 - 104th General Assembly

SNAP-HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANT
Last Action
3/27/2026 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
305 ILCS 5/16-1
305 ILCS 5/16-2
305 ILCS 5/16-2.5 new
305 ILCS 5/16-3
305 ILCS 5/16-4
305 ILCS 5/16-5
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for State funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits to humanitarian immigrants, subject to available funding, if they are not eligible for such benefits solely due to citizenship or immigration status requirements but otherwise meet the financial and nonfinancial factors of eligibility. Lists the classes of humanitarian immigrants eligible for SNAP benefits under the Article. Provides that any individual residing in an institution or other setting that provides the majority of the individual's daily meals is not eligible for SNAP benefits. Exempts persons who do not have legal authorization to work from the statutory work requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/03/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2/06/2026 House First Reading
2/06/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/10/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
3/10/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
3/18/2026 House Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
3/18/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
3/20/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
3/20/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
3/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
3/27/2026 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
4/13/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
4/13/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez