Bill Text: IL HB0651 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use cash assistance benefits provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for the payment of bail ordered by a court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0651 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0651-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB0651 Introduced , by Rep. John Cavaletto SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/4-8a new
Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use cash assistance benefits provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for the payment of bail ordered by a court.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 4-8a as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/4-8a new)
Sec. 4-8a. Prohibited use of cash assistance. No person
shall knowingly use cash assistance benefits provided under
this Article for the payment of bail ordered by a court.