---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-MENTAL HLTH-DUPAGE COUNTY"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish in DuPage County 2 group homes, each housing 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides for rental of the homes to a third party who will provide necessary services to the residents of the homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 809"
citation: "Illinois SB 809 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b2fceef-1aab-4472-b8e2-a65e11de322e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=809&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3681&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "84ce90df09d6a7424000bc17c875366d9f0cd35731af8e90ea5a769f425b0796"
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 809 (93rd) — DHS-MENTAL HLTH-DUPAGE COUNTY

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish in DuPage County 2 group homes, each housing 4 residents with similar diagnoses of mental illness and requiring similar intermittent care. Provides for rental of the homes to a third party who will provide necessary services to the residents of the homes.

## 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=09300SB0809&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3681&DocNum=809&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0809eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3681&DocNum=809&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0809enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3681&DocNum=809&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Cronin — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-06** 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; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cronin `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Assigned to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0274 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b2fceef-1aab-4472-b8e2-a65e11de322e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).