Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2025, in order to use a LINK card to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or cash, the user must show a current and valid photo identification. Provides that a person may not use a LINK card to obtain SNAP benefits or cash if: (i) the name on the photo identification presented by the user does not match the name of any person designated on the face of the LINK card as a person entitled to use the card; or (ii) the photo does not match the user of the card. Provides that every LINK card issued by the Department of Human Services on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act must include on its face the name of every household member entitled to use the card. Provides that within 3 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall replace every still-valid LINK card issued before that date with a card that includes on its face the name of every person entitled to use that card. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2024	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
1/12/2024	Senate	First Reading
1/12/2024	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/7/2025	Senate	Session Sine Die

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