Illinois House Bill 4457 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-28 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in an effort to control the epidemic of childhood obesity, the Secretary of Human Services may seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the benefits funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Requires the Secretary to consult with members of the General Assembly in developing the waiver and to obtain approval from the General Assembly before implementing the waiver.

DHS-SNAP-CHILD OBESITY

Rep. Bill Mitchell [R]

Rep. Randy Frese [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2016-01-20	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-01-20	House	First Reading
2016-01-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell

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=4457&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB4457.htm