---
type: "Bill"
title: "ALT HLTH CR-CHILDREN'S HLTH CR"
description: "Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. In a Section authorizing alternative health care models, replaces provisions concerning children's respite care centers with provisions concerning children's community-based health care centers. Provides that children's community-based health care centers must be available through the model to all families. Provides requirements for facilities and the services the facilities will provide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 359"
citation: "Illinois SB 359 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7f6462b-626a-47bf-a26e-14603a81529d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=359&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=2123&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "dc7d3a1e2f92196728a4258a079cddf3c78bf71669a942d286c67982e78dfc37"
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 359 (93rd) — ALT HLTH CR-CHILDREN'S HLTH CR

Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. In a Section authorizing alternative health care models, replaces provisions concerning children's respite care centers with provisions concerning children's community-based health care centers. Provides that children's community-based health care centers must be available through the model to all families. Provides requirements for facilities and the services the facilities will provide.

## 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=09300SB0359&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2123&DocNum=359&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0359eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2123&DocNum=359&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0359enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2123&DocNum=359&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2003-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** 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** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0402 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7f6462b-626a-47bf-a26e-14603a81529d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).