IL SB1561 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments 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
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
