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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3733 Introduced , by Rep. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use or accept cash assistance benefits provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for the purchase or sale of certain services or products, including alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets, firearms or firearms ammunition, admission to any performance, gambling games, and rental goods.
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| | HB3733 | | LRB099 07380 KTG 27496 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
5 | | adding Section 4-8a as follows: |
6 | | (305 ILCS 5/4-8a new) |
7 | | Sec. 4-8a. Prohibited services or products for purchase |
8 | | using cash assistance benefits. No person shall knowingly use |
9 | | or accept cash assistance benefits provided under this Article |
10 | | for the purchase or sale of any of the following services or |
11 | | products: |
12 | | (1) Alcoholic beverages. |
13 | | (2) Lottery tickets. |
14 | | (3) Tobacco products. For purposes of this Section, |
15 | | "tobacco products" means cigarettes, cigars, smokeless |
16 | | tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms. |
17 | | (4) Any visual material intended to create or simulate |
18 | | sexual conduct or sexual excitement. For purposes of this |
19 | | Section, the terms "sexual conduct" and "sexual |
20 | | excitement" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms |
21 | | in Section 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 2012. |
22 | | (5) Firearms or firearms ammunition. For purposes of |
23 | | this Section, the terms "firearm" and "firearm ammunition" |