---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLC AID-TANF-CHILD CARE-JOBS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals various provisions concerning: a market rate survey and a plan to revise rates for child care; a study of the implementation of TANF and related welfare reforms; a study of the impact upon Illinois resident non-citizens of the denial or termination of certain types of assistance; sheltered care rates; a targeted jobs TANF project; facilities for child care; a survey of teen parent services; and a job skills enhancement pilot program. Effective January 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 47"
citation: "Illinois SB 47 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be56feeb-3f23-41ba-b70a-f6648dcbfb4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=47&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27260&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f6cf6f4e5a11fc635aba51581b10d8c1ae3cabec693463a1eab9129f7a7da7a0"
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 47 (95th) — PUBLC AID-TANF-CHILD CARE-JOBS

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals various provisions concerning: a market rate survey and a plan to revise rates for child care; a study of the implementation of TANF and related welfare reforms; a study of the impact upon Illinois resident non-citizens of the denial or termination of certain types of assistance; sheltered care rates; a targeted jobs TANF project; facilities for child care; a survey of teen parent services; and a job skills enhancement pilot program. Effective January 1, 2008.

## 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=09500SB0047&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27260&DocNum=47&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0047eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27260&DocNum=47&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0047enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27260&DocNum=47&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elga L. Jefferies — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2007-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0322 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be56feeb-3f23-41ba-b70a-f6648dcbfb4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).