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| Bill | SNAP-TANF-APPLICATION-FRAUD | Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent of any of those, to assist another person in completing or submitting an application for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in exchange for a portion of the applicant's SNAP or TANF benefits or cash from any other source. Provides that an applicant who receives such assistance is not in violation of the prohibition. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed as prohibiting an applicant from using the services of a non-profit organization, a licensed attorney, or any other authorized organization or agency that receives State or federal funding to assist persons in the preparation of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits or in appealing a denial of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 5682 | Illinois HB 5682 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2014-02-14 | 2014-08-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/85b07d83-ffa6-432e-bec1-5e66027e9dc0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5682&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80840&SessionID=85&GA=98 | ba42322349170eea55ae187ec95e3b8996bda12368c2343f403bc060b8625723 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5682 (98th) — SNAP-TANF-APPLICATION-FRAUD
Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent of any of those, to assist another person in completing or submitting an application for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in exchange for a portion of the applicant's SNAP or TANF benefits or cash from any other source. Provides that an applicant who receives such assistance is not in violation of the prohibition. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed as prohibiting an applicant from using the services of a non-profit organization, a licensed attorney, or any other authorized organization or agency that receives State or federal funding to assist persons in the preparation of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits or in appealing a denial of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher
filing - 2014-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-02-24 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- 2014-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2014-03-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2014-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- 2014-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2014-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2014-04-01 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2014-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2014-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014
reading-1 - 2014-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2014-04-03 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-04-03 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2014-05-07 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2014-05-14 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
- 2014-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- 2014-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2014
- 2014-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0931
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85b07d83-ffa6-432e-bec1-5e66027e9dc0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).