Bill Text: IL HB4199 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary and subject to federal approval, when calculating a household unit's monthly earned income for purposes of determining eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Human Services shall only consider the household unit's monthly after-tax income, as defined. Requires the Department to also disregard any change in a household unit's monthly earned income due to any minimum wage increase implemented on or after January 1, 2023 in accordance with any State law or county or municipal ordinance. Requires the Department to apply for any federal approvals required to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB4199 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4199-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4199 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/12-4.13e new
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary and subject to federal approval, when calculating a household unit's monthly earned income for purposes of determining eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Human Services shall only consider the household unit's monthly after-tax income, as defined. Requires the Department to also disregard any change in a household unit's monthly earned income due to any minimum wage increase implemented on or after January 1, 2023 in accordance with any State law or county or municipal ordinance. Requires the Department to apply for any federal approvals required to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the amendatory Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 12-4.13e as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/12-4.13e new)
Sec. 12-4.13e. After-tax income eligibility standard;
SNAP. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary
and subject to federal approval, when calculating a household
unit's monthly earned income for purposes of determining
eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) benefits, the Department of Human Services shall only
consider the household unit's monthly after-tax income. As
used in this Section, "after-tax income" means the net amount
of earned income available after all applicable deductions
against the income, including deductions for federal and State
income taxes attributable to the income, are taken. In
addition, the Department shall disregard any change in a
household unit's monthly earned income due to any minimum wage
increase implemented on or after January 1, 2023 in accordance
with any State law or county or municipal ordinance. The
Department shall apply for any federal approvals required to
implement the provisions of this Section. The Department may

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