---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH POLICY CENTER ACT"
description: "Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board of Trustees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 3286"
citation: "Illinois HB 3286 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-26"
last_action: "2008-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d39664b-8dad-4805-816e-df075552900f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3286&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32218&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7720ace1ecb8efeabe9e287b22f934e002dff5de40c0b706879b21aa2811e74a"
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 3286 (95th) — HEALTH POLICY CENTER ACT

Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board of Trustees.

## 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=09500HB3286&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32218&DocNum=3286&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3286eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32218&DocNum=3286&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Re-Enrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3286ren&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32218&DocNum=3286&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3286enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32218&DocNum=3286&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **113–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2007-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2007-04-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2008-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2008-04-16** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2008-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2008-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-19** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2008-09-08** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 10, 2008
- **2008-09-08** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-09-08** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-09** Amendatory Veto Motion - Accept Motion Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-09-10** Accept Amendatory Veto - House Passed 113-000-000
- **2008-09-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008
- **2008-09-22** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2008-09-22** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-22** Amendatory Veto Motion - Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-09-23** Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 055-000-000
- **2008-09-23** Both Houses Accepted Amendatory Veto
- **2008-09-30** Returned to Governor for Certification
- **2008-10-03** Governor Certifies Changes
- **2008-10-03** Effective Date June 1, 2009
- **2008-10-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0986 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d39664b-8dad-4805-816e-df075552900f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).