Illinois · House Bill 4730 · 104th General Assembly

SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS

HB 4730 Sponsored by Dagmara Avelar In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit…

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Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, if the termination or reduction in SNAP benefits occurred as a result of one or more members of the household failing to meet SNAP work requirements. Provides that, for eligible households whose SNAP benefits were reduced or terminated, FRESH benefits shall be provided as a one-time lump sum payment distributed via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Requires the Department to make FRESH program applications available online and at local Family and Community Resource Centers immediately upon the first of the month following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an application for FRESH benefits shall not be deemed an application for any other public aid provided under the Code. Requires the Department to provide within a specified time frame FRESH benefits to households' that experience a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits prior to or after the first month following the effective date of the amendatory Act, if certain application submission deadlines are met. Requires the Department to publish monthly data reports on the FRESH program and to include such data in the Department's annual report to the General Assembly. Prohibits the Department and local governmental units from considering a household's receipt of FRESH benefits when determining the household's eligibility for other assistance provided under the Code. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  7. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  9. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  10. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  14. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  18. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  19. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  1. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 19 cosponsors: 19 Democrats.

All 19 cosponsors

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.