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IL HB5500

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Olickal

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Department of Human Services shall transition SNAP and TANF benefit recipients to electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards embedded with smart chip technology to reduce fraud from card skimming and cloning
  • Smart chip-enabled EBT cards will allow cardholders to make payments by inserting the card into a reader or tapping it on a contactless payment terminal
  • Transition to smart chip technology must be completed by January 1, 2026
  • All EBT cards issued on and after January 1, 2026 must have smart chip technology enabled
  • All existing EBT cards, including LINK cards, issued before the smart chip rollout must be replaced with smart chip-enabled cards by January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

SMART-CHIP-ENABLED LINK CARDS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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