---
type: "Bill"
title: "GENERAL ASSISTANCE-IN-KIND AID"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the 60-month limitation on the receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 640"
citation: "Illinois SB 640 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96b6b8b8-106a-4dfa-bf3f-43280c21f394"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=640&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116577&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "aad488d0b79373e9f3fc4c5c792143c321c2d9dacb1028e40230871affa612ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 640 (101st) — GENERAL ASSISTANCE-IN-KIND AID

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the 60-month limitation on the receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0640&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116577&DocNum=640&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0640eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116577&DocNum=640&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0640enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116577&DocNum=640&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2019-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2019-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; T. Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2019-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2019-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
- **2019-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2019-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0309 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96b6b8b8-106a-4dfa-bf3f-43280c21f394`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).