---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB HEALTH-SARCOIDOSIS GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Requires the Department to provide grants for sarcoidosis research. Effective July 1, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2480"
citation: "Illinois HB 2480 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-17"
last_action: "2005-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d95d3f6-9854-43f6-87de-ad9b5b3f3187"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2480&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17575&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "4e45416936551e4311614a8537495d498dde6af9961bb0199ec29a4afec9a75e"
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 HB 2480 (94th) — PUB HEALTH-SARCOIDOSIS GRANTS

Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Requires the Department to provide grants for sarcoidosis research. Effective July 1, 2005.

## 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=09400HB2480&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17575&DocNum=2480&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2480eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17575&DocNum=2480&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2480enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17575&DocNum=2480&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lovana Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `filing`
- **2005-02-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-02-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-04-05** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2005
- **2005-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0372 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d95d3f6-9854-43f6-87de-ad9b5b3f3187`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).