MEDICAID-PERSONAL NEED-TOBACCO
Summary
Amends the State Finance Act and the Medicaid Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for a minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized persons who are eligible for Medicaid. Provides that the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act, so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $50. Provides that the additional amount is to be paid from amounts appropriated for that purpose from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
Apr 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2007
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 96
Apr 24, 2007
D
Democratic51
96% Yea
R
Republican45
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
67
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-5)
house
Mar 13, 2007
Introduced
Balanced Budget Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. William B. Black
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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