---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSPTL-DISCHRG TO SKILLD NURSG"
description: "Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that with regard to pending discharges to a skilled nursing facility, the hospital must provide for an assessment by a case coordination unit prior to discharge. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 809"
citation: "Illinois HB 809 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7fe93f7-ed2c-4748-97b2-4aaeaa064571"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=809&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28136&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "6edcbef037a7669a0b6a9f80b68f83556666c506def5168e0ac939fc2f5bb787"
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 809 (95th) — HOSPTL-DISCHRG TO SKILLD NURSG

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that with regard to pending discharges to a skilled nursing facility, the hospital must provide for an assessment by a case coordination unit prior to discharge. 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=09500HB0809&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28136&DocNum=809&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0809eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28136&DocNum=809&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0809enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28136&DocNum=809&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (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`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Re-assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 95-0080 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7fe93f7-ed2c-4748-97b2-4aaeaa064571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).