Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 5/4/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2214 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2214 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 12-4.57 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.57 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.57. Stolen SNAP benefits via card skimming; data 
8collection and reports. 
9    (a) As the State administrator of benefits provided under 
10the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
11(SNAP), the Department of Human Services shall track and 
12collect data on the scope and frequency of SNAP benefits fraud 
13in this State where a SNAP recipient's benefits are stolen 
14from the recipient's electronic benefits transfer card by 
15means of card skimming, card cloning, or some other similar 
16fraudulent method. The Department shall specifically keep a 
 
 
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1record of every report made to the Department by a  SNAP 
2recipient alleging the theft of benefits due to no fault of the 
3recipient, the benefit amount stolen, and, if practicable, how 
4those stolen benefits were used and the location of those 
5thefts.
6    (b) The Department shall report its findings to the 
7General Assembly on an annual basis beginning on January 1, 
82024. The Department shall file an annual report no later than 
9the 60th day of the following year following each reporting 
10period. A SNAP recipient's personally identifiable information 
11shall be excluded from the reports consistent with State and 
12federal privacy protections. Each annual report shall also be 
13posted on the Department's official website.
14    (c) If the Department determines that a SNAP recipient has 
15made a substantiated report of stolen benefits due to card 
16skimming, card cloning, or some other similar fraudulent 
17method, the Department shall refer the matter to the State's 
18Attorney who has jurisdiction over the alleged theft or fraud 
19and shall provide any assistance to that State's Attorney in 
20the prosecution of the alleged theft or fraud.".