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SB 1847 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

PUB AID-SNAP-GROSS INCOME

Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval if required, a household that includes an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2); and a household that does not include an elderly, blind, or disabled person shall be considered categorically eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the gross income of such household is at or below 165% of those nonfarm income poverty guidelines. Effective January 1, 2016.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 24, 2015 Signed Jul 28, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2015 · House May 29, 2015

How they voted

25–14
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Apr 23, 2015
D Democratic29
24 Yea 5
82% Yea
R Republican18
1 Yea 14 Nay 3
77% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
101
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jul 28, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 021-000-000
lower
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Appropriations-Human Services Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-14-8)
senate
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 005-002-000
upper
0 primary · 36 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.