---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE-VIOLENCE"
description: "Amends the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Increases the membership of the pilot project task force from 6 to 10, adding one representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; one representative of the Illinois Federation of Public Employees; and 2 representatives of the Department of Human Services, one representing the Division of Mental Health and the other representing the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2204"
citation: "Illinois SB 2204 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-11"
last_action: "2006-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/468a1f2d-9b58-4f08-908c-399d1481ca9a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2204&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=22625&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "6a76decd142773dd5d23a9282e7d22679491301c72572d234c928cc27cf6a309"
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 2204 (94th) — HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE-VIOLENCE

Amends the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Increases the membership of the pilot project task force from 6 to 10, adding one representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; one representative of the Illinois Federation of Public Employees; and 2 representatives of the Department of Human Services, one representing the Division of Mental Health and the other representing the Division of Developmental Disabilities. 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=09400SB2204&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22625&DocNum=2204&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2204eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22625&DocNum=2204&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2204enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22625&DocNum=2204&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2006-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-12** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-19** Held in State Government
- **2006-01-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-01-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government
- **2006-02-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-01** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
- **2006-02-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 8, 2006
- **2006-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2006-02-08** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2006-02-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-02-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-02-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2006-03-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2006-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Human Services Committee; 001-006-003 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 6, 2006
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- **2006-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- **2006-04-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2006
- **2006-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1012 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/468a1f2d-9b58-4f08-908c-399d1481ca9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).