Date	Chamber	Action
9/9/2015	House	Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require all persons applying for cash benefits under the Code and, subject to federal approval, all persons applying for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to answer the following question on their application for benefits: "Are you employed? Yes or no. If yes, please name your employer." Requires the Department to annually compile data on the employment information provided by all applicants in answer to this question and to annually submit a report on such data and employment information to the General Assembly. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2016, the Department shall annually compile data on the employment information provided by all applicants in their application for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the medical assistance program under Article V of the Code and shall annually submit a report on such data and employment information to the General Assembly. Provides that the names of all applicants shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed in the annual reports submitted to the General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2016.

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Recommends the replacement of certain references to "employment information" with references to "amount of employment income".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
2/26/2015	House	First Reading
2/26/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/10/2015	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/20/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
3/20/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/25/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/25/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
3/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/22/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/22/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/23/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
4/23/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/23/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/23/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
4/28/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/28/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/29/2015	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/6/2015	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000
5/6/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
5/12/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
5/18/2015	Senate	Second Reading
5/18/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
5/22/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
5/31/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
5/31/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
5/31/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
8/18/2015	House	Governor Amendatory Veto
8/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto August 25, 2015
8/25/2015	House	Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
9/2/2015	House	3/5 Vote Required
9/2/2015	House	Override Amendatory Veto - House Lost 070-041-000
9/9/2015	House	Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto

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