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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5415         </title>
<shortdesc>TANF-GUN PURCHASE PROHIBITION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Darren Bailey-Grant Wehrli-Amy Grant</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/4-8a new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use or accept cash assistance benefits provided under the Article for the purchase or sale of any firearm or firearms ammunition. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules and practices to prevent recipients of cash assistance from accessing their cash assistance benefits at automated teller machines or point of sale terminals that are located in a store or other establishment in which the principal place of business is the sale of firearms or ammunitions.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Darren Bailey</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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