Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 3815 — PUB BENEFITS FRAUD TASK FORCE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1346

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    0 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent in connection with public assistance fraud.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 63 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 3815 has introduced the Public Benefits Fraud Protection Task Force, which is designed to investigate public assistance fraud in Illinois. This task force will assess how widespread fraud is, its impact on both aid recipients and taxpayers, and whether stronger penalties or more compassionate approaches are needed. This change is significant because it creates a dedicated group to address and potentially mitigate the issues surrounding public aid fraud, ensuring that assistance reaches those who genuinely need it.

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SB3815 Engrossed LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
SB3815 Enrolled LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
"Public assistance" or "public aid" includes, without limitation, Medicaid, TANF, the Illinois LINK Program, General Assistance, Transitional Assistance, the Supplemental SB3815 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Child Care Assistance Program.
"Public assistance" or "public aid" includes, without limitation, Medicaid, TANF, the Illinois LINK Program, General Assistance, Transitional Assistance, the Supplemental SB3815 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Child Care Assistance Program.
The Task Force shall be composed of 15 members appointed as follows:
The Task Force shall be composed of 17 members appointed as follows:
(7) The Illinois Auditor General, or his or her designee;
(7) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor, or his or her designee;
(9) A representative from the Illinois State Police SB3815 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
(9) A representative from the Illinois State Police SB3815 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
and (11) The Attorney General, or his or her designee.
(11) The Attorney General, or his or her designee;
(12) A representative of a union representing front line State employees who administer public benefits programs;
and (13) A representative of a statewide business association.
In addition to the reports required by this Section, the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and recommendations.
In SB3815 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b addition to the reports required by this Section, the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and recommendations.
The Task Force shall gather SB3815 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b information and make recommendations relating to at least the following topics in relation to public assistance fraud:
The Task Force shall gather information and make recommendations relating to at least the following topics in relation to public assistance fraud:
(11) Partnerships with businesses and community groups to curb fraud.
(11) Voluntary assistance from businesses and community groups in efforts to curb fraud.
(h) Task Force recommendations.
SB3815 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b (h) Task Force recommendations.
The Task Force shall submit SB3815 Engrossed - 5 - LRB096 20788 KTG 36541 b findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2011, including any necessary implementing legislation, and recommendations for changes to policies, rules, or procedures that are not incorporated in the implementing legislation.
The Task Force shall submit findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2011, including any necessary implementing legislation, and recommendations for changes to policies, rules, or procedures that are not incorporated in the implementing legislation.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1346

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2011

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Bond

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 28, 2010

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

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly

  20. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  31. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

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

  33. Second Reading - Short Debate

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.

  35. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  36. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole

  37. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  38. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham

  39. Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  40. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey

  41. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon

  42. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  43. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

  44. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  45. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente

  46. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker

  47. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  48. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000

  49. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

  50. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

  51. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  52. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  53. Referred to Rules Committee

  54. First Reading

  55. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  56. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  57. Arrived in House

  58. Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000

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

  60. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link

  61. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  62. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans

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

  64. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan

  65. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  66. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  67. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  68. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  69. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010

  70. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bond

  71. Second Reading

  72. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000

  73. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health

  74. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  75. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond

  76. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010

  77. Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 007-000-000

  78. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  79. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

  80. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health

  81. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  82. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond

  83. Assigned to Public Health

  84. Referred to Assignments

  85. First Reading

  86. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond

Sponsors

  • Mark L. Walker · Cosponsor
  • Michael Bond · Cosponsor
  • Carol A. Sente · Cosponsor
  • Robert F. Flider · Cosponsor
  • Fred Crespo · Cosponsor
  • Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Jehan A. Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Emily McAsey · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Ed Sullivan · Cosponsor
  • Karen May · Cosponsor
  • Lisa M. Dugan · Cosponsor
  • William "Will" Davis · Cosponsor
  • Darlene J. Senger · Cosponsor
  • Chapin Rose · Cosponsor
  • Renée Kosel · Cosponsor
  • John D. Cavaletto · Cosponsor
  • Dennis M. Reboletti · Cosponsor
  • William B. Black · Cosponsor
  • Jim Sacia · Cosponsor
  • Kay Hatcher · Cosponsor
  • Michael G. Connelly · Cosponsor
  • David Reis · Cosponsor
  • Bill Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Sidney H. Mathias · Cosponsor
  • Rosemary Mulligan · Cosponsor
  • Sandra M. Pihos · Cosponsor
  • Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (27)

  • Mark L. Walker Democrat
  • Michael Bond
  • Carol A. Sente
  • Robert F. Flider
  • Fred Crespo Democrat
  • Michael K. Smith
  • Jehan A. Gordon
  • Emily McAsey
  • Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  • Karen May
  • Lisa M. Dugan
  • William "Will" Davis Democrat
  • Darlene J. Senger
  • Chapin Rose Republican
  • Renée Kosel
  • John D. Cavaletto
  • Dennis M. Reboletti
  • William B. Black
  • Jim Sacia
  • Kay Hatcher
  • Michael G. Connelly
  • David Reis
  • Bill Mitchell
  • Sidney H. Mathias
  • Rosemary Mulligan
  • Sandra M. Pihos
  • Elizabeth Coulson

Not signed on (156)

156 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 53 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44005
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 53006
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Cronin — Not Voting
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Not Voting
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 95006
Democrat 11001
Republican 3001
Total 109008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Wait — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Mautino — Yea
May — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Senger — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
McAuliffe — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Howard — Yea
Osmond — Not Voting
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Verschoore — Not Voting
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Hatcher — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sente — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Not Voting
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Burns — Yea
Carberry — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8001
Unaffiliated 370012
Republican 1000
Total 460013
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Noland — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Millner — Not Voting
Muñoz — Not Voting
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Jones, J. — Yea
Steans — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Clayborne — Not Voting
Cronin — Not Voting
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
DeLeo — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Not Voting
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 3815 do?
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent in connection with public assistance fraud.
Who sponsors SB 3815?
SB 3815 is sponsored by Mark L. Walker (Democrat), Michael Bond, Carol A. Sente, Robert F. Flider, Fred Crespo (Democrat), Michael K. Smith, Jehan A. Gordon, Emily McAsey, Ed Sullivan, Jr., Karen May, Lisa M. Dugan, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Darlene J. Senger, Chapin Rose (Republican), Renée Kosel, John D. Cavaletto, Dennis M. Reboletti, William B. Black, Jim Sacia, Kay Hatcher, Michael G. Connelly, David Reis, Bill Mitchell, Sidney H. Mathias, Rosemary Mulligan, Sandra M. Pihos, and Elizabeth Coulson.
What is the current status of SB 3815?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2010. Enacted.
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