Illinois Senate Bill 1796

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-03 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning the child care assistance program, provides that beginning in State Fiscal Year 2024, the specified income threshold shall be no less than 250% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. Provides that beginning in State Fiscal Year 2025, the income threshold shall annually increase by 25% if the percentage of enrolled families with income at the then-current income threshold, for the applicable family size, reaches 45% of all families eligible for child care assistance. Provides that the annual 25% increase in income eligibility shall continue each State fiscal year until the income threshold reaches 400% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. Effective July 1, 2023.

DHS-CHILD CARE-INCOME LEVEL

Sen. Natalie Toro [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]	Sen. Omar Aquino [D]
Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-03	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-01-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-10-19	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Natalie Toro
2023-06-12	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2023-02-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	9A-11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1796&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1796.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1796sam001.htm