Bill Status of SB 2723   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  LINK CARD/SNAP-PHOTO ID

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/12/2024SenateReferred to Assignments

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 
DateChamber Action
  1/12/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  1/12/2024SenateFirst Reading
  1/12/2024SenateReferred to Assignments

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