---
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).