---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the High Blood Pressure Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 942"
citation: "Illinois SB 942 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8973ea8-4f57-418b-9ce0-74756fab6fa3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=942&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29037&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8f8b47b6c66ea8fa1f8a7a0c0bccea30c184279c5def692d994984a142252be2"
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 942 (95th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the High Blood Pressure Control 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=09500SB0942&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29037&DocNum=942&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0942eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29037&DocNum=942&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0942enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29037&DocNum=942&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–11** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ronen — primary (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — 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`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2007-05-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2007-05-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-05-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-05-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-05-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Ronen `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 043-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-05-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0492 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8973ea8-4f57-418b-9ce0-74756fab6fa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).