---
type: "Bill"
title: "ASSISTD LIVNG-BACKGROUND CHECK"
description: "Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. In connection with the issuance of a license under the Act, requires that all employees (instead of only direct care staff) meet the requirements of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 808"
citation: "Illinois HB 808 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2008-10-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85eeb806-103b-4197-889d-f5f6aa345ce7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=808&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28135&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0d598bd9a8324c18568bdbda09c5e72bf761835745adc0664c528a9a3f81ed83"
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 808 (95th) — ASSISTD LIVNG-BACKGROUND CHECK

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. In connection with the issuance of a license under the Act, requires that all employees (instead of only direct care staff) meet the requirements of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. 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=09500HB0808&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28135&DocNum=808&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0808eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28135&DocNum=808&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0808enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28135&DocNum=808&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2007-03-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-03-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0079 `became-law`
- **2008-10-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85eeb806-103b-4197-889d-f5f6aa345ce7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).