---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST DATES-WOMEN'S HEART DISEASE"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each February as Women's Heart Disease Awareness Month."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5596"
citation: "Illinois HB 5596 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2db6799d-fb9a-4cf9-9bea-542ff8a2545a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5596&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36985&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2c28641c1e2eda26d63b750140cfaa5eaa7efdade2ac7a9f12542c8b7fe9045b"
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 5596 (95th) — ST DATES-WOMEN'S HEART DISEASE

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each February as Women's Heart Disease Awareness Month.

## 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=09500HB5596&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36985&DocNum=5596&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5596eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36985&DocNum=5596&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5596enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36985&DocNum=5596&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carole Pankau — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Radogno — cosponsor (person)
- David Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2008-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2008-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2008-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
- **2008-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0774 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2db6799d-fb9a-4cf9-9bea-542ff8a2545a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).