HB2699Introduced in the House
MEDICAID-NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
Introduced by Dagmara Avelar, District 85
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide medical assistance coverage to persons who are foreign-born victims of human trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes, and their derivative family members, if such persons meet certain residency and income requirements and meet one of the following conditions: (i) have filed an application for asylum status that is pending with the appropriate federal agency or have a pending appeal of such an application; (ii) are receiving services through a federally funded treatment center; (iii) have filed an application for T nonimmigrant status; (iv) have filed an application for U nonimmigrant status; or (v) have filed as a derivative family member of a T or U nonimmigrant status applicant. Removes language conditioning medical assistance eligibility for such persons on their eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Where it stands
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
April 11, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Approp-Health and Human Services Committee · March 13, 2025
4
Yes
2
No
5
Absent or Not Voting
11 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lilian Jimenez | 4 | Not Voting |
| Yolanda Morris | 9 | Yes |
| Lindsey LaPointe | 19 | Yes |
| Anna Moeller | 43 | Yes |
| Amy Grant | 47 | Not Voting |
| Nabeela Syed | 51 | Not Voting |
| Jed Davis | 75 | No |
| Norma Hernandez | 77 | Yes |
| William Hauter | 87 | Not Voting |
| Jason Bunting | 106 | No |
Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee; 013-005-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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