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Bill	PUB AID-TANF-RECIPIENT	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes the definition of the term "recipient", as used in specified provisions under the Code, to mean persons who receive aid under the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Program for themselves and parents who are ineligible to receive TANF for themselves because of a criminal conviction, but who are receiving TANF for their children (rather than only persons receiving aid under the TANF program). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 2934	Illinois HB 2934 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	72	4	2011-02-22	2011-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/6e2c98e8-5cc1-4c68-9ea4-3aa0ebdb133a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2934&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60267&SessionID=84&GA=97	805c96a84678dc10d30e52efa55f3ea36aff6d89808b5fd34bbabfb92ad05703	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2934 (97th) — PUB AID-TANF-RECIPIENT

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes the definition of the term "recipient", as used in specified provisions under the Code, to mean persons who receive aid under the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Program for themselves and parents who are ineligible to receive TANF for themselves because of a criminal conviction, but who are receiving TANF for their children (rather than only persons receiving aid under the TANF program). Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Motion — 99–0 (fail) · lower
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-22 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
• 2011-02-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-28 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
• 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2011-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2011-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2011-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
• 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2011-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-14 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-15 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2011-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2011-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
• 2011-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2011-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2011-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2011-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2011-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2011-05-05 Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Frank J. Mautino
• 2011-05-16 Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails 099-000-000
• 2011-05-16 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-05-16 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 6 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2011-05-16 House Floor Amendment No. 6 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-17 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2011-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2011-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
• 2011-05-17 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 18, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-05-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
• 2011-05-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
• 2011-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2011-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
• 2011-05-25 Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2011
• 2011-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2011-05-25 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2011
• 2011-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2011-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2011
• 2011-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0506 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e2c98e8-5cc1-4c68-9ea4-3aa0ebdb133a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).