HB4831 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
SNAP-HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANT
Last Action
3/27/2026 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for State funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits to humanitarian immigrants, subject to available funding, if they are not eligible for such benefits solely due to citizenship or immigration status requirements but otherwise meet the financial and nonfinancial factors of eligibility. Lists the classes of humanitarian immigrants eligible for SNAP benefits under the Article. Provides that any individual residing in an institution or other setting that provides the majority of the individual's daily meals is not eligible for SNAP benefits. Exempts persons who do not have legal authorization to work from the statutory work requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/03/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2/06/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/10/2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 3/10/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 3/20/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 3/20/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/24/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee |
| 3/25/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 3/27/2026 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/27/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/31/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |