---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC AID-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the \"Medicaid\" Article."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 989"
citation: "Illinois SB 989 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0591196-e3be-4c50-81cb-c4c7b543592d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=989&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3851&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "bb1d3efcc32ac88b1e830937416155322ca132298496393ff7d09db2fcbafd87"
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 989 (93rd) — PUBLIC AID-TECH

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.

## 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=09300SB0989&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3851&DocNum=989&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0989eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3851&DocNum=989&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0989enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3851&DocNum=989&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barack Obama — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `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
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lee A. Daniels
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Barack Obama `filing`
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2003
- **2003-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0599 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0591196-e3be-4c50-81cb-c4c7b543592d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).