HB1016ham001 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. John M. Cabello

Filed: 3/24/2026

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1016

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1016 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 5-5.01c as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.01c new)

Sec. 5-5.01c. Seniors Deserve Dignity Program; supplemental personal needs payments. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish and administer a Seniors Deserve Dignity Program that provides monthly supplemental personal needs payments to persons residing in supportive living facilities authorized under Section 5-5.01a who receive medical assistance under this Article and a personal needs allowance as specified in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 146.225(c). Beginning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, 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 $150. Beginning July 1, 2027 and every July 1 thereafter, a qualifying person's monthly supplemental personal needs payment amount shall be adjusted for inflation to reflect any percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index-U during the preceding 12-month calendar year. The monthly supplemental personal needs payments provided under the program shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State law. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program.

As used in this Section, "Consumer Price Index-U" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.".