---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC AID-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 955"
citation: "Illinois SB 955 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c29ed06-f70e-4792-a9a2-f864105b3c61"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=955&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18000&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "87fc2fdfb4fbd30864aa0ca10e2e9e3f69e34db9b054ac8b2276874f0b4a83f7"
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 955 (94th) — PUBLIC AID-TECH

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.

## 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=09400SB0955&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18000&DocNum=955&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0955eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18000&DocNum=955&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0955enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18000&DocNum=955&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **63–48** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kwame Raoul — primary (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`
- **2005-05-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-30** Assigned to Child Support Enforcement Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-05-30** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-05-30** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 063-048-000
- **2005-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Child Support Enforcement Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2005
- **2005-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0092 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c29ed06-f70e-4792-a9a2-f864105b3c61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).