Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 11 D cosponsors

HB4831      — SNAP-HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANT

Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

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  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 February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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In plain language

The bill expands SNAP benefits to certain humanitarian immigrants in Illinois.

This bill amends eligibility for State-funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits by including humanitarian immigrants. It allows those not eligible due to citizenship status, but who meet other eligibility criteria, to receive benefits.

What this means for you
  • Families: Humanitarian immigrant families may gain access to food assistance through SNAP.

Summary

Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for State funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits to humanitarian immigrants, subject to available funding, if they are not eligible for such benefits solely due to citizenship or immigration status requirements but otherwise meet the financial and nonfinancial factors of eligibility. Lists the classes of humanitarian immigrants eligible for SNAP benefits under the Article. Provides that any individual residing in an institution or other setting that provides the majority of the individual's daily meals is not eligible for SNAP benefits. Exempts persons who do not have legal authorization to work from the statutory work requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

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

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

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

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

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

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

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

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  14. Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee

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

  16. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  17. Referred to Rules Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (172)

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Subjects

public-safety immigration labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB4831      do?
Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for State funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits to humanitarian immigrants, subject to available funding, if they are not eligible for such benefits solely due to citizenship or immigration status requirements but otherwise meet the financial and nonfinancial factors of eligibility. Lists the classes of humanitarian immigrants eligible for SNAP benefits under the Article. Provides that any individual residing in an institution or other setting that provides the majority of the individual's daily meals is not eligible for SNAP benefits. Exempts persons who do not have legal authorization to work from the statutory work requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB4831     ?
HB4831      is sponsored by Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat), Anna Moeller (Democrat), Aarón M. Ortíz (Democrat), Norma Hernandez (Democrat), Edgar González, Jr. (Democrat), Laura Faver Dias (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Barbara Hernandez (Democrat), Theresa Mah (Democrat), Kevin John Olickal (Democrat), and Dagmara Avelar (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB4831     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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