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Bills in Committee – Week of April 20 – 24, 2026

The House returns to session Tuesday, April 21, through Thursday, April 23.   The Senate is off this week. Committee hearings have been scheduled for the bills listed below. Please consider filing a witness slip for these bills.

 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS-HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 8:00 AM, Room 114 Capitol Building and Virtual Room 1

HB4730 - SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS (REP. AVELAR D) 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 requirement.  (Subject Matter Hearing)

IPHA Position: SUPPORT | Submit witness slip here (Select bill number from “Subject Matter” list)

HB4831 - SNAP-HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANT (REP. HERNANDEZ L) Amends the Survivor Support and Trafficking Prevention Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends eligibility for State funded cash assistance and SNAP benefits to humanitarian immigrants, subject to available funding, if they are not eligible for such benefits solely due to citizenship or immigration status requirements but otherwise meet the financial and nonfinancial factors of eligibility. Lists the classes of humanitarian immigrants eligible for SNAP benefits under the Article. (Subject Matter Hearing) 

IPHA Position: SUPPORT | Submit witness slip here (Select bill number from “Subject Matter” list)

HB5062 - SNAP RESPONSE WORKING GROUP (REP. LILLY C) Amends the Commission to End Hunger Act. Creates the SNAP Response Working Group. Provides that the co-chairs of the Commission to End Hunger shall convene and appoint the co-chairs of the Working Group. Provides that the Working Group shall review and analyze federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), gather and analyze data regarding the potential impact of the federal changes to SNAP on Illinois residents, and gather relevant estimates and data about Illinois' SNAP payment error rate, including the monthly State-reported error rate. (Subject Matter Hearing)

IPHA Position: SUPPORT | Submit witness slip here (Select bill number from “Subject Matter” list)

HB5640 - $FY27 DHS OCE (REP. GABEL R) Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $6,938,335,133; Other State Funds $1,658,445,289; Federal Funds $2,012,020,769; Total $10,608,801,191. (Subject Matter Hearing)

IPHA Position: SUPPORT | Submit witness slip here (Select bill number from “Subject Matter” list)

HB5647  - $FY27 DPH OCE (REP. GABEL R) Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows: General Funds $286,257,200; Other State Funds $364,858,708; Federal Funds $733,950,369; Total $1,385,066,277. (Subject Matter Hearing)

IPHA Position: SUPPORT | Submit witness slip here (Select bill number from “Subject Matter” list)

In order to submit a witness slip, follow these steps.

1. Click on witness slip link provided above.
2. Under Section I—Identification: Enter your address and other information. If you’re filing as an individual, use your home address. If you’re affiliated with an organization but are not authorized to represent it, you might include the information under “firm/business”. 
3. Under Section II—Representation: It is recommended that you enter “self” or “NA”,  unless you’re authorized to represent an organization.
4. Under Section III—Position: Under “Add Legislation”, use the dropdown menu to select “Introduced” or the amendment if appropriation. Under “Add Position”,  be sure to select “Proponent (Support)” or “Opponent (Oppose), then click “Add Position”. The position you added will appear to the right.
5. Under Section IV—Testimony: Click “Record of Appearance Only”.
6. Check the box to agree to the terms of the ILGA Agreement, check the box to verify you’re human, and click “Submit Witness Slip”. You’re all done!

Note:  Even if you have submitted a witness slip on a bill in the past, you must submit a new witness slip each time the bill is posted for committee.

If you have questions, please contact Conny Moody, IPHA Government Relations and Compliance, at cmoody@ipha.com or email advocacy@ipha.com.