Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 17 D cosponsors

SB 3115 — TANF-GRANT AMOUNT INCREASES

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    To Executive
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Summary

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that grant amounts under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program may not vary on the basis of a TANF recipient's county of residence. Increases TANF grant amounts to: 30% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2018; 40% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2019; and 50% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2020. Provides that beginning October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, TANF grant amounts shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to 50% of the most recent federal poverty guidelines for each family size. Provides that TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size that consist of a caretaker relative with children. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill SB 3115 includes a key change that clarifies that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants will not differ based on where a recipient lives. This matters because it ensures that all qualifying families receive the same level of support, promoting fairness across different regions. Additionally, the amendment increases TANF grant amounts over time to help families better meet their needs, starting at 30% of the federal poverty guidelines and eventually reaching 50%. This gradual increase aims to improve financial stability for families in need.

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*LRB10018980KTG34232b* SB3115 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2018 SB3115 Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen.
SB3115 Engrossed LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/12-4.11 from Ch.
23, par.
12-4.11 Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Provides that grant amounts under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program may not vary on the basis of a TANF recipient's county of residence.
Increases TANF grant amounts to:
30% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2018;
40% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2019;
and 50% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2020.
Provides that beginning October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, TANF grant amounts shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to 50% of the most recent federal poverty guidelines for each family size.
Provides that TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size that consist of a caretaker relative with children.
Effective immediately.
LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB3115 LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
(A) beginning October 1, 2018, the Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts in effect on September 30, SB3115 - 2 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b 2018 to 30% of the most recent United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size;
(A) beginning October 1, 2018, the Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts in effect on September 30, SB3115 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b 2018 to 30% of the most recent United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size;
In fixing standards to govern payments or reimbursements for funeral and burial expenses, the Department shall establish SB3115 - 3 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b a minimum allowable amount of not less than $1,000 for Department payment of funeral services and not less than $500 for Department payment of burial or cremation services.
In fixing standards to govern payments or reimbursements for funeral and burial expenses, the Department shall establish SB3115 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b a minimum allowable amount of not less than $1,000 for Department payment of funeral services and not less than $500 for Department payment of burial or cremation services.
A legally responsible relative is expected to pay (i) funeral and (ii) SB3115 - 4 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b burial or cremation expenses unless financially unable to do so.
A legally responsible relative is expected to pay (i) funeral and (ii) SB3115 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 18980 KTG 34232 b burial or cremation expenses unless financially unable to do so.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  3. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  5. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-005-000

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2018

  10. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  11. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-030-001

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 016-000-000

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

  16. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  20. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Tom Demmer

  21. Fiscal Note Filed

  22. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  23. Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling

  27. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer

  28. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  35. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  36. Do Pass / Standard Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 009-007-000

  37. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  38. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton

  39. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  40. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  41. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  42. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  43. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan

  44. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  45. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

  46. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith

  47. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi

  48. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

  49. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  50. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  51. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  52. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  53. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  54. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine

  55. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  56. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  57. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  58. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  59. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

  60. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita

  61. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  62. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  63. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin

  64. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris

  65. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

  66. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin

  67. Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

  68. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  69. Referred to Rules Committee

  70. First Reading

  71. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  72. Arrived in House

  73. Third Reading - Passed; 033-020-000

  74. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  75. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  76. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire

  77. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  78. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  79. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  80. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2018

  81. Second Reading

  82. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  83. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek

  84. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018

  85. Do Pass Human Services; 006-003-000

  86. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  87. Postponed - Human Services

  88. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  89. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  90. Assigned to Human Services

  91. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  92. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  93. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  94. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  95. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  96. Referred to Assignments

  97. First Reading

  98. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 37 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (37)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 85 Yea · 30 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492203
Republican 5700
Democrat 31100
Total 853003
% of votes cast 72%25%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Nay
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Nay
Bristow — Yea
Butler — Nay
Carroll — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Frese — Nay
Greenwood — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Brady — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Long — Not Voting
McDermed — Nay
Bennett — Nay
McSweeney — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Wheeler, Keith — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Finnie, Natalie — Nay
Wheeler, Barbara — Not Voting
Skillicorn — Nay
Stewart — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Costello — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Ives — Nay
Jesiel — Nay
Jimenez — Nay
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Unes — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Welter — Yea
Davis — Yea
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Parkhurst — Not Voting
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Sente — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Soto — Yea
Wehrli — Yea
Winger — Yea
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Nay
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Charles Meier Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Dan Swanson Republican Nay
Dave Severin Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 33 Yea · 20 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181106
Republican 0900
Democrat 15000
Total 332006
% of votes cast 56%34%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Not Voting
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bush — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Manar — Not Voting
McCann — Nay
Bennett — Yea
Harris — Yea
McGuire — Yea
McCarter — Nay
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Oberweis — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Rooney — Nay
Steans — Yea
Brady — Nay
Cullerton, T. — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Nay
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Nay
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Nay
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Nay
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 3115 do?
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that grant amounts under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program may not vary on the basis of a TANF recipient's county of residence. Increases TANF grant amounts to: 30% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2018; 40% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2019; and 50% of federal poverty guidelines beginning October 1, 2020. Provides that beginning October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, TANF grant amounts shall be annually adjusted to remain equal to 50% of the most recent federal poverty guidelines for each family size. Provides that TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size that consist of a caretaker relative with children. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 3115?
SB 3115 is sponsored by Hernandez, Lisa, Mattie Hunter (Democrat), Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Robert "Bob" Rita (Democrat), Christian L. Mitchell, Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Justin Slaughter (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), Jehan Gordon-Booth, Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Litesa E. Wallace, Kathleen Willis, André Thapedi, Mr. Nicholas K Smith, Emanuel Chris Welch, La Shawn K. Ford, Martin J. Moylan, Barbara Flynn Currie, Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat), Juliana Stratton, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democrat), Thaddeus Jones (Democrat), Al Riley, Lou Lang, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Lawrence Walsh, Jr., Silvana Tabares, Sam Yingling, Arthur Turner, Ann M. Williams (Democrat), Natalie A. Manley (Democrat), and Chapa LaVia.
What is the current status of SB 3115?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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