Bill Text: IL HB3871 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall replace SNAP benefits that were stolen from a recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method during the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules on how to accept and substantiate recipient claims for SNAP benefits stolen by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method. Provides that the amendatory Act is repealed on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3871 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3871-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3871 Introduced , by Rep. Kevin John Olickal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-47 new
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall replace SNAP benefits that were stolen from a recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method during the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules on how to accept and substantiate recipient claims for SNAP benefits stolen by means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method. Provides that the amendatory Act is repealed on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
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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 5-47 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-47 new)
Sec. 5-47. Stolen SNAP benefits replacement.
(a) As used in this Section, "electronic benefits transfer
card" means the LINK card issued by the Department of Human
Services for the purpose of enabling a user of the card to
obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits or cash.
(b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human
Services shall replace SNAP benefits that were stolen from a
recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by means of card
skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent
method during the period October 1, 2022 through September 30,
2026. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
implement this provision, including rules on how to accept and
substantiate recipient claims for SNAP benefits stolen by
means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar
fraudulent method. This Section is repealed on January 1,
2027.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.