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SB 1544 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

DHS-GRANTS-HUNGER RELIEF

Summary
Amends the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act. Creates the Hunger Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other assets. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Hunger Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 31, 2009 Signed Aug 24, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2009 · House May 20, 2009

How they voted

57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 27, 2009
D Democratic36
36 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
64
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Amendments
10
Aug 24, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 26, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000
upper
May 26, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000
upper
May 22, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue
upper
May 22, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue
upper
May 21, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 20, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 21, 2009
upper
May 20, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
May 20, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (113-0)
house
May 18, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 7, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 7, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
Apr 30, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 30, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 6, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
upper
Mar 3, 2009
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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