Illinois · House Bill 5585 · 103rd General Assembly

INCOME/TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH

HB 5585 Sponsored by Hoan Huynh Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop a Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program under which it may grant universal basic income of $1,000 per month for a period of 3 years to individuals who resided in foster care on their 18th birthday regardless of when the individuals entered foster care…

Read the full title (160 words)

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop a Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program under which it may grant universal basic income of $1,000 per month for a period of 3 years to individuals who resided in foster care on their 18th birthday regardless of when the individuals entered foster care and whose 18th birthday was on or after July 1, 2023. Provides that, subject to federal approval, payments issued under the Program may not be considered income or resources in determining eligibility to receive benefits or the amount of benefits notwithstanding any other State or federal law. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2026 and annually thereafter, the Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly that contains descriptive information and outcome measures of Program recipients during the previous year. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to develop and administer the Program.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.