Illinois · Senate Bill 1857 · 104th General Assembly

PUB AID-TRAFFICKING VICTIMS

SB 1857 Sponsored by Graciela Guzmán In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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 Survivor Support And Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for cash assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes who are preparing to file an application for T Nonimmigrant status or other specified nonimmigrant status applications. Removes a provision conditioning…

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Amends the Survivor Support And Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for cash assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes who are preparing to file an application for T Nonimmigrant status or other specified nonimmigrant status applications. Removes a provision conditioning such assistance on the availability of funding. Removes a provision excluding from cash assistance and SNAP eligibility foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes who are single adults without family members. Removes a provision excluding from SNAP eligibility foreign-born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes who reside in an institution or other setting that provides the majority of their daily meals. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  6. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  9. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 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.