Loading
Loading
Your feedback directly shapes Sporos.
Sign in to track your feedback history
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to reduce the risk of SNAP recipients becoming the victims of benefits fraud by transitioning to and issuing as soon as practicable electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards embedded with a smart chip or Near Field Communication technology that enables cardholders to make a payment transaction by either inserting an EBT card into a card reader or by "tapping" an EBT card onto a payment terminal or card reader that is enabled to accept and process contactless payments.
Introduced
Feb 4, 2026
Last Action
Mar 13, 2026
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Mike Simmons