# Illinois HB4730: SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS Illinois HB4730, SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Dagmara Avelar (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-05-22 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4730-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4730 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SNAP-FRESH PROGRAM BENEFITS - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-30 - Last action: 2026-05-22, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly - Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: appropriations-health and human services - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, if the termination or reduction in SNAP benefits occurred as a result of one or more members of the household failing to meet SNAP work requirements. Provides that, for eligible households whose SNAP benefits were reduced or terminated, FRESH benefits shall be provided as a one-time lump sum payment distributed via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Requires the Department to make FRESH program applications available online and at local Family and Community Resource Centers immediately upon the first of the month following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an application for FRESH benefits shall not be deemed an application for any other public aid provided under the Code. Requires the Department to provide within a specified time frame FRESH benefits to households' that experience a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits prior to or after the first month following the effective date of the amendatory Act, if certain application submission deadlines are met. Requires the Department to publish monthly data reports on the FRESH program and to include such data in the Department's annual report to the General Assembly. Prohibits the Department and local governmental units from considering a household's receipt of FRESH benefits when determining the household's eligibility for other assistance provided under the Code. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House ## Actions (28) - 2026-05-22: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2026-05-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2026-05-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2026-05-15: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner (House) - 2026-05-11: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2026-04-14: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2026-04-14: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2026-04-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2026-03-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2026-03-11: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-03-11: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2026-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2026-03-03: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2026-02-24: Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2026-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2026-02-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2026-01-30: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4730ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4730.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4730ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4730.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4730-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).