---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH FACILITIES-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Redefines a \"health care facility\" to add cardiac catheterization laboratories and medical care facilities that are leased, owned, or operated by or on behalf of an out-of-state facility. Increases the Health Facilities Planning Board from 5 to 9 members. Provides that (i) the installation of swing beds and (ii) an increase in bed capacity of more than 20 (now, more than 10) do not require a permit or exemption in advance. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2012 (now, April 1, 2007). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 611"
citation: "Illinois SB 611 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74fa58a6-2fe6-4980-8a51-2a22e5b4db4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=611&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28449&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "2369919c9c8be98d834b121cbbb14fc6e579550cf6c4686a477e089364ded977"
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 611 (95th) — HEALTH FACILITIES-SUNSET

Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Redefines a "health care facility" to add cardiac catheterization laboratories and medical care facilities that are leased, owned, or operated by or on behalf of an out-of-state facility. Increases the Health Facilities Planning Board from 5 to 9 members. Provides that (i) the installation of swing beds and (ii) an increase in bed capacity of more than 20 (now, more than 10) do not require a permit or exemption in advance. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2012 (now, April 1, 2007). 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=09500SB0611&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28449&DocNum=611&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0611eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28449&DocNum=611&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0611enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28449&DocNum=611&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2007-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Human Services; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s)
- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2007-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2007-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-28** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-03-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-March 29, 2007
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2007-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-03-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-03-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-03-30** Effective Date March 30, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0001 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74fa58a6-2fe6-4980-8a51-2a22e5b4db4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).