---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 929"
citation: "Illinois SB 929 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa0e273d-4432-4cd5-aa60-666c4b6a616d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=929&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29051&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7bd26d35a3e6fd7ca543bde8bffe4c0f239ebe94f5b50d2a9d60a2a8292bebca"
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 929 (95th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons 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=09500SB0929&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29051&DocNum=929&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0929eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29051&DocNum=929&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0929enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29051&DocNum=929&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ronen — primary (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Elga L. Jefferies — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (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`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
- **2007-05-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2007-05-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2007-05-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2007-05-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-05-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2007-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Ronen `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2007-05-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-05-31** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-05-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-06-27** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0007 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa0e273d-4432-4cd5-aa60-666c4b6a616d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).