IL HB2694 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-10 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act. Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026 and is replaced by the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) program. Contains provisions concerning persons eligible for CASH assistance, including pregnant persons without dependent children and assistance units headed by a caretaker relative, as defined; income thresholds; immigration status; the amount of aid paid to eligible assistance units; application requirements; income verification requirements; eligibility redeterminations; substitute payees; transitioning assistance units from TANF to CASH; and Department rules to implement the CASH program. Makes conforming changes in other Articles of the Code. Effective July 1, 2026.
Title
TANF-TRANSITION TO CASH PGM
Sponsors
| Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D] | Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D] | Rep. Suzanne Ness [D] | Rep. Nabeela Syed [D] |
| Rep. Yolanda Morris [D] | Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D] | Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid [D] | Rep. Michael Crawford [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
