Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 20 D cosponsors

HB4730      — SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill establishes a program to provide one-time benefits for households losing SNAP aid due to work requirement failures.

This bill creates the Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to offer financial assistance to households who temporarily lose or have reduced SNAP benefits because a member did not meet work requirements. This assistance comes as a one-time payment via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families losing or seeing a reduction in SNAP benefits due to work requirement failures may receive emergency financial assistance.

Summary

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, if the termination or reduction in SNAP benefits occurred as a result of one or more members of the household failing to meet SNAP work requirements. Provides that, for eligible households whose SNAP benefits were reduced or terminated, FRESH benefits shall be provided as a one-time lump sum payment distributed via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Requires the Department to make FRESH program applications available online and at local Family and Community Resource Centers immediately upon the first of the month following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an application for FRESH benefits shall not be deemed an application for any other public aid provided under the Code. Requires the Department to provide within a specified time frame FRESH benefits to households' that experience a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits prior to or after the first month following the effective date of the amendatory Act, if certain application submission deadlines are met. Requires the Department to publish monthly data reports on the FRESH program and to include such data in the Department's annual report to the General Assembly. Prohibits the Department and local governmental units from considering a household's receipt of FRESH benefits when determining the household's eligibility for other assistance provided under the Code. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  8. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  11. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

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

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  22. Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  26. Referred to Rules Committee

  27. First Reading

  28. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Sponsors

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB4730      do?
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, if the termination or reduction in SNAP benefits occurred as a result of one or more members of the household failing to meet SNAP work requirements. Provides that, for eligible households whose SNAP benefits were reduced or terminated, FRESH benefits shall be provided as a one-time lump sum payment distributed via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Requires the Department to make FRESH program applications available online and at local Family and Community Resource Centers immediately upon the first of the month following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an application for FRESH benefits shall not be deemed an application for any other public aid provided under the Code. Requires the Department to provide within a specified time frame FRESH benefits to households' that experience a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits prior to or after the first month following the effective date of the amendatory Act, if certain application submission deadlines are met. Requires the Department to publish monthly data reports on the FRESH program and to include such data in the Department's annual report to the General Assembly. Prohibits the Department and local governmental units from considering a household's receipt of FRESH benefits when determining the household's eligibility for other assistance provided under the Code. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB4730     ?
HB4730      is sponsored by Dagmara Avelar (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Kam Buckner (Democrat), Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat), Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat), Aarón M. Ortíz (Democrat), Kimberly Du Buclet (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Nicolle Grasse (Democrat), Norma Hernandez (Democrat), William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Laura Faver Dias (Democrat), Gregg Johnson (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Abdelnasser Rashid (Democrat), Lilian Jiménez (Democrat), Kevin John Olickal (Democrat), and Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB4730     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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