SNAP SMART CHIP-ENABLED CARDS

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3372

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of SB3372

Home

Legislation

Full Text

SB3372 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3372

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/12-4.60 new

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Requires the Department of Human Services to reduce the risk of SNAP
recipients becoming the victims of benefits fraud by transitioning to and
issuing as soon as practicable electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards
embedded with a smart chip or Near Field Communication technology that
enables cardholders to make a payment transaction by either inserting an
EBT card into a card reader or by "tapping" an EBT card onto a payment
terminal or card reader that is enabled to accept and process contactless
payments.
LRB104 18543 KTG 31986 b

A BILL FOR

SB3372
LRB104 18543 KTG 31986 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 12-4.60 as follows:

6

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.60 new)
7

Sec. 12-4.60.
SNAP smart chip-enabled EBT cards.

8

(a) As used in this Section, "SNAP" means the federal
9
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
10

(b) To reduce the risk of SNAP recipients becoming the
11
victims of benefits fraud by means of card skimming, card
12
cloning, or some other similar fraudulent method, the
13
Department of Human Services shall transition to and issue as
14
soon as practicable electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards
15
embedded with a smart chip or Near Field Communication
16
technology that enables cardholders to make a payment
17
transaction by either inserting an EBT card into a card reader
18
or by "tapping" an EBT card onto a payment terminal or card
19
reader that is enabled to accept and process contactless
20
payments.

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. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

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. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn