Illinois House Bill 959 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for persons who (i) are eligible for Medicaid and are inpatients in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or (ii) are enrolled in the Illinois Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver program for adults with developmental disabilities and reside in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security benefits, the Department shall increase the total monthly personal needs allowance to such persons by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security benefits. As to persons residing in facilities licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, provides that the personal needs allowance shall not be reduced below the rates calculated on January 1, 2013. Effective immediately.

MEDICAID-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOW

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Kay Hatcher [R]
Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-05-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
2013-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2013-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
2013-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2013-02-04	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2013-01-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-25	House	First Reading
2013-01-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	5-31	New Code	See Bill Text
305	5	5-32	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=959&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB0959.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB0959ham001.htm