---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC AID-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding Medicaid co-payments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 951"
citation: "Illinois SB 951 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2006-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55e2f5fc-f7d4-4752-bc99-5048a0005cab"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=951&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17996&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f3e04ddb29c3bb167dc0bf7ac30fddd410520c1e40b440b1670709b1961745c6"
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 951 (94th) — PUBLIC AID-TECH

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding Medicaid co-payments.

## 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=09400SB0951&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17996&DocNum=951&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0951eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17996&DocNum=951&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0951enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17996&DocNum=951&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 13, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-02-23** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2006
- **2006-02-23** Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2006-02-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2006-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2006-03-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2006-03-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2006-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2006
- **2006-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0975 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55e2f5fc-f7d4-4752-bc99-5048a0005cab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).