Bill Text: IL HB5055 | 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. Provides that any person who fails to comply with this provision is subject to immediate termination of his or her benefits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5055 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5055-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5055 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. Provides that any person who fails to comply with this provision is subject to immediate termination of his or her benefits.
LRB100 18803 KTG 34043 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
HB5055 LRB100 18803 KTG 34043 b
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. Any
person who fails to comply with this Section is subject to
immediate termination of his or her benefits.