---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 866"
citation: "Illinois SB 866 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c068e7a-c349-4eb3-9d33-43630aee89a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=866&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28798&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ea13f7d1920fd3c3a9ef6acd9f54be23a3e730d16a0ff8d1270bfae35a0a1415"
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 866 (95th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09500SB0866&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28798&DocNum=866&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0866eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28798&DocNum=866&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0866enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28798&DocNum=866&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — 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** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-06-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-06-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000
- **2007-06-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-06-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-06-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-06-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-06-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-06-27** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-06-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-06-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-06-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-06-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-06-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-06-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2007
- **2007-06-28** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2007
- **2007-07-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-07-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-07-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-07-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-07-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-07-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-07-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-08-10** 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 . . . . . . . . . 95-0120 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c068e7a-c349-4eb3-9d33-43630aee89a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).