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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3883 Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 305 ILCS 5/5-1.7 new | | 305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new | |
| Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require recipients of medical assistance to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for medical assistance. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall not require recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for SNAP benefits. |
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB3883 | | LRB104 20588 KTG 34078 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Sections 5-1.7 and 12-4.4a as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-1.7 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1.7. No work requirement. The Department shall not |
| 8 | | require recipients of medical assistance to work a minimum |
| 9 | | amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for medical |
| 10 | | assistance.
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| 11 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new) |
| 12 | | Sec. 12-4.4a. No SNAP work requirement. Notwithstanding |
| 13 | | any other law, the Department of Human Services shall not |
| 14 | | require recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental |
| 15 | | Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work a minimum amount |
| 16 | | of hours in order to maintain eligibility for SNAP benefits. |