Bill Text: IL HB5415 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use or accept cash assistance benefits provided under the Article for the purchase or sale of any firearm or firearms ammunition. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules and practices to prevent recipients of cash assistance from accessing their cash assistance benefits at automated teller machines or point of sale terminals that are located in a store or other establishment in which the principal place of business is the sale of firearms or ammunitions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5415-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 4-8a as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/4-8a new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4-8a. Firearms purchase prohibited using TANF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | benefits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section, "firearm" and "firearm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ammunition" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Section 31A-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) No person shall knowingly use or accept cash assistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | benefits provided under this Article for the purchase or sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | of any firearm or firearms ammunition. The Department shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section, including | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | rules and practices to prevent recipients of cash assistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | from accessing their cash assistance benefits at automated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | teller machines or point of sale terminals that are located in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | a store or other establishment in which the principal place of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | business is the sale of firearms or ammunitions.
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