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+type: "Bill"
+title: "HOSPICE PROGRAM LIC-TERMINL IL"
+description: "Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Changes the definition of terminally ill to include a patient that has a life expectancy of one year or less (rather than 6 months or less). Makes changes in the definition of \"hospice service plan\". Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "93rd"
+identifier: "SB 131"
+citation: "Illinois SB 131 (93rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2003-01-29"
+last_action: "2003-07-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4d83995-1b92-4d27-81cc-c5638548693a"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=131&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=785&SessionID=3&GA=93"
+source_hash: "f9313dcea0f0acc2215aad902f7ac1ca608ade3f02f0bc312be43600adc92885"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 131 (93rd) — HOSPICE PROGRAM LIC-TERMINL IL
+
+Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Changes the definition of terminally ill to include a patient that has a life expectancy of one year or less (rather than 6 months or less). Makes changes in the definition of "hospice service plan". Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0131&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=785&DocNum=131&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0131eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=785&DocNum=131&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0131enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=785&DocNum=131&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barack Obama — primary (person)
+- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
+- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
+- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
+- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2003-01-29** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `filing`
+- **2003-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-01-29** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2003-02-06** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2003-02-19** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2003
+- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
+- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
+- **2003-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2003-02-26** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2003-03-17** Fiscal Note Filed
+- **2003-03-19** Fiscal Note Filed
+- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
+- **2003-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
+- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
+- **2003-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2003-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
+- **2003-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
+- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
+- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
+- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
+- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
+- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
+- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
+- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
+- **2003-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
+- **2003-05-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
+- **2003-05-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
+- **2003-05-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
+- **2003-05-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
+- **2003-05-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2003-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2003
+- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0319 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4d83995-1b92-4d27-81cc-c5638548693a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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