Illinois House Bill 5297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in an effort to control the epidemic of childhood obesity, the Secretary of Human Services may 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 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly the Food Stamp Program). 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.

DHS-SNAP-CHILD OBESITY

Rep. Bill Mitchell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-03-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-20	House	To Public Benefits Subcommittee
2014-03-03	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2014-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-07	House	First Reading
2014-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	12-4.4a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5297&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5297.htm