Illinois House Bill 839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Free Masks for Seniors Program to acquire and distribute free disposable surgical face masks to Illinois residents 65 years of age or older regardless of income. Provides that under the program a one-month supply of disposable surgical face masks, amounting to no less than 25 masks, shall be delivered every month by postal service to the residential address of every eligible Illinois resident. Requires the Department to work with its network of services providers, including, but not limited to, adult day care providers, community day providers, developmental disability providers, family and community services providers, mental health providers, and rehabilitation services providers, to identify and register eligible individuals for the program. Requires the Department to also access data from the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, the Illinois Secretary of State, and other governmental entities, as appropriate and to the extent allowed by law, to identify and register individuals eligible to participate in the program. Provides that any information obtained or collected shall be subject to federal and State privacy and confidentiality laws and regulations. Requires the Department to establish and implement the program no later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

DHS-FREE MASKS FOR SENIORS

Rep. Martin Moylan [D]

Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-19	House	To Special Issues (AP) Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2021-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-10	House	First Reading
2021-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1305	10-75	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=839&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0839.htm