Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4179: $DHS-DIGNITY IN PAY GRANTS
Status: In committee, July 1, 2026
In addition to any amounts heretofore appropriated for Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled and Alternative Community Programs, appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services to fund transition grants awarded under the Section 14(c) transition program to assist community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates transition away from subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
An act concerning appropriations.
From the introduced text, October 23, 2025:
AN ACT concerning appropriations. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5."An Act concerning appropriations", approved with items reduced June 16, 2025, Public Act 104-3, is amended by adding Section 87 to Article 55 as follows: (P.A. 104-3, Art. 55, Sec. 87 new) [ADDED: Sec. 87. ][ADDED: In addition to any amounts heretofore ] [ADDED: appropriated to the Department of Human Services for ] [ADDED: Community-Based Services for Persons with Developmental ] [ADDED: Disabilities and for Intermediate Care Facilities for the ] [ADDED: Developmentally Disabled and Alternative Community Programs, ] [ADDED: the amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that sum as may be ] [ADDED: necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to ] [ADDED: the Department of Human Services to fund transition grants ] [ADDED: awarded under the Section 14(c) transition program to assist ] [ADDED: community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates ] [ADDED: transition away from subminimum wages for workers with ] [ADDED: disabilities.] Section 99.Effective date.This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
Sponsors
- Charles Meier (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Katie Stuart (D, 112)
- Nicole La Ha (R, 82)
- Theresa Mah (D, 24)
- Jay Hoffman (D, 113)
- Amy Elik (R, 111)
- Laura Faver Dias (D, 62)
- Dan Swanson (R, 71)
- Bradley Fritts (R, 74)
- Steven Reick (R, 63)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Dan Ugaste (R, 65)
Latest actions
- : Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- : Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
- : Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- : Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
Common questions
- What is HB4179?
- HB4179 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): $DHS-DIGNITY IN PAY GRANTS.
- What does HB4179 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning appropriations.
- What is the status of HB4179?
- In committee as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4179?
- Charles Meier (R, 109), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4179?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4179&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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