Illinois House Bill 1327 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the LINK card issued by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling cardholders to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or cash shall only be used for in-state transactions. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision.

DHS-LINK CARD-RESTRICTED USE

Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]

Rep. Jerry Costello [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2015-03-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2015-03-05	House	To Public Benefits Subcommittee
2015-02-17	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2015-02-04	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-04	House	First Reading
2015-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	12-4.4a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1327&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB1327.htm