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HB1016 • 2026
DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
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DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello
DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
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Full Text of HB1016 Home Legislation Full Text HB1016 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1016 Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-5.01c new Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish and administer a Seniors Deserve Dignity Program that provides monthly supplemental personal needs payments to persons residing in supportive living facilities who receive medical assistance and a personal needs allowance as specified in the Illinois Administrative Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, a qualifying person shall receive a monthly supplemental personal needs payment in the amount of $30 so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance is no less than $120. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, a qualifying person shall receive a monthly supplemental personal needs payment in the amount of $60 so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance is no less than $150. Requires a qualifying person's monthly supplemental personal needs payment amount to be adjusted for inflation beginning July 1, 2027 and every July 1 thereafter. Provides that the monthly supplemental personal needs payments shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State law. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 03157 KTG 13178 b A BILL FOR HB1016 LRB104 03157 KTG 13178 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 5 adding Section 5-5.01c as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/5-5.01c new) 7 Sec. 5-5.01c. Seniors Deserve Dignity Program; 8 supplemental personal needs payments. Subject to 9 appropriation, the Department shall establish and administer a 10 Seniors Deserve Dignity Program that provides monthly 11 supplemental personal needs payments to persons residing in 12 supportive living facilities authorized under Section 5-5.01a 13 who receive medical assistance under this Article and a 14 personal needs allowance as specified in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 15 146.225(c). Beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, a 16 qualifying person shall receive a monthly supplemental 17 personal needs payment in the amount of $30 so that the 18 person's total monthly personal needs allowance is no less 19 than $120. Beginning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, a 20 qualifying person shall receive a monthly supplemental 21 personal needs payment in the amount of $60 so that the 22 person's total monthly personal needs allowance is no less 23 than $150. Beginning July 1, 2027 and every July 1 thereafter, HB1016 - 2 - LRB104 03157 KTG 13178 b 1 a qualifying person's monthly supplemental personal needs 2 payment amount shall be adjusted for inflation to reflect any 3 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index-U during the 4 preceding 12-month calendar year. The monthly supplemental 5 personal needs payments provided under the program shall not 6 be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility 7 or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit 8 provided under State law. The Department may adopt any rules 9 necessary to implement the program. 10 As used in this Section, "Consumer Price Index-U" means 11 the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 12 United States Department of Labor that measures the average 13 change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban 14 consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 15 100. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 17 2025. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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