---
type: "Bill"
title: "$DHFS-HOSPITALS"
description: "Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Hospital Provider Fund for hospitals. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1863"
citation: "Illinois SB 1863 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-09-18"
last_action: "2008-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afdf4a73-ece2-4236-8fc7-6fdf04bb8436"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1863&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=34177&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "6d0a163eac09d22be5cc52b84da518e76ac6dffc4e2f948333e8e2edfd94c08b"
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 1863 (95th) — $DHFS-HOSPITALS

Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Hospital Provider Fund for hospitals. 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/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1863.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1863eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1863enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-09-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2007-09-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-09-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-12-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2008-02-07** Assigned to Appropriations I `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-02-14** Do Pass Appropriations I; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2008
- **2008-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2008-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2008
- **2008-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2008-02-28** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-02-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-03** Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-04** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2008-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2008-03-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-03-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-03-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2008-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2008-03-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-03-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-04-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-04-08** Effective Date April 8, 2008
- **2008-04-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0718 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afdf4a73-ece2-4236-8fc7-6fdf04bb8436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).