IL HB5267 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the General Assembly finds it necessary to take measures to increase the amount of cash assistance provided to qualifying Illinoisans under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) program to reach a standard compatible with health and well-being. Provides that the amount of AABD aid granted to a person shall be determined by the Department of Human Services in such a manner as to produce assistance payments that bring the person's total monthly income from countable sources, as determined by the Department, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, if applicable, and AABD aid to an amount that is: (i) no less than 85% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2024; (ii) no less than 90% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2025; (iii) no less than 95% of the federal poverty level for the month aid is paid, beginning July 1, 2026; and (iv) no less than 100% of the federal poverty level in effect for the month aid is paid, beginning on and after July 1, 2027. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not result in any reduction in the amount of aid payable to a person determined eligible for aid prior to July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.

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Title

PUB AID-AABD CASH ASSISTANCE

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-31HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-05-26HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
2024-05-24HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
2024-05-20HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2024-04-24HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2024-04-05HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
2024-03-25HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2024-03-19HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2024-03-14HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2024-03-14HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2024-02-28HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2024-02-27HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2024-02-27HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2024-02-26HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2024-02-23HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2024-02-09HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-02-09HouseFirst Reading
2024-02-08HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
30553-5Amended CodeCitation Text

Illinois State Sources


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