HB2694 - 104th General Assembly

TANF-TRANSITION TO CASH PGM
Last Action

3/21/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/1-7from Ch. 23, par. 1-7
305 ILCS 5/4-0.5.1 new
305 ILCS 5/4-0.6.1 new
305 ILCS 5/4-1from Ch. 23, par. 4-1
305 ILCS 5/4-1.1from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.1
305 ILCS 5/4-1.2from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2
305 ILCS 5/4-1.2afrom Ch. 23, par. 4-1.2a
305 ILCS 5/4-1.6from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.6
305 ILCS 5/4-1.6c new
305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new
305 ILCS 5/4-2from Ch. 23, par. 4-2
305 ILCS 5/4-2.1 new
305 ILCS 5/4-2.2 new
305 ILCS 5/4-2.3 new
305 ILCS 5/4-4from Ch. 23, par. 4-4
305 ILCS 5/4-9from Ch. 23, par. 4-9
305 ILCS 5/4-12from Ch. 23, par. 4-12
305 ILCS 5/4-24 new
305 ILCS 5/4-25 new
305 ILCS 5/6-1.3from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.3
305 ILCS 5/9A-3from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3
305 ILCS 5/9A-4from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4
305 ILCS 5/9A-8from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8
305 ILCS 5/9A-9from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9
305 ILCS 5/9A-10from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10
305 ILCS 5/9A-11from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11
305 ILCS 5/10-1from Ch. 23, par. 10-1
305 ILCS 5/10-2from Ch. 23, par. 10-2
305 ILCS 5/10-3from Ch. 23, par. 10-3
305 ILCS 5/10-4from Ch. 23, par. 10-4
305 ILCS 5/10-7from Ch. 23, par. 10-7
305 ILCS 5/10-8from Ch. 23, par. 10-8
305 ILCS 5/10-10from Ch. 23, par. 10-10
305 ILCS 5/10-11.1from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1
305 ILCS 5/10-15from Ch. 23, par. 10-15
305 ILCS 5/11-6from Ch. 23, par. 11-6
305 ILCS 5/11-17from Ch. 23, par. 11-17
305 ILCS 5/11-18from Ch. 23, par. 11-18
305 ILCS 5/11-19from Ch. 23, par. 11-19
305 ILCS 5/11-20.1from Ch. 23, par. 11-20.1
305 ILCS 5/11-22cfrom Ch. 23, par. 11-22c
305 ILCS 5/12-4.4from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.4
305 ILCS 5/12-4.11from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11
305 ILCS 5/12-4.14from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.14
Synopsis As Introduced

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) Act. Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program is inoperative after June 30, 2026 and is replaced by the Cash Assistance to Strengthen Households (CASH) program. Contains provisions concerning persons eligible for CASH assistance, including pregnant persons without dependent children and assistance units headed by a caretaker relative, as defined; income thresholds; immigration status; the amount of aid paid to eligible assistance units; application requirements; income verification requirements; eligibility redeterminations; substitute payees; transitioning assistance units from TANF to CASH; and Department rules to implement the CASH program. Makes conforming changes in other Articles of the Code. Effective July 1, 2026.
Actions

Date Chamber Action
2/04/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2/06/2025 House First Reading
2/06/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2/27/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
2/27/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
3/04/2025 House Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
3/18/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
3/21/2025 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/04/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford