Illinois House Bill 5135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that grant amounts under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program may not vary on the basis of a TANF recipient's county of residence. Increases TANF grant amounts to: 30% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2018; 40% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2019; and 50% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2020. Provides that beginning October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, TANF grant amounts shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to 50% of the most recent federal poverty guidelines for each family size. Provides that TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size that consist of a caretaker relative with children. Effective immediately.

TANF-GRANT AMOUNT INCREASES

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]
Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Christian Mitchell [D]
Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]
Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Andre Thapedi [D]	Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin [D]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]
Rep. Al Riley [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2018-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2018-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2018-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
2018-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
2018-03-22	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2018-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2018-03-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-03-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	12-4.11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5135&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5135.htm