Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the benefits funded by the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), including a general ban on the use of SNAP benefits to purchase foods of minimal nutritional value such as carbonated soft drinks, snack cakes, candies, chewing gum, flavored ice bars, and fried, high-fat chips. Requires the Secretary to consult with members of the General Assembly in developing the waiver and to obtain approval from the General Assembly before implementing the waiver.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
2/15/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2013	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
3/5/2013	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (HS)
3/19/2013	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
3/22/2013	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

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