---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-ALTERN HEALTH CARE-REHAB"
description: "Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Provides for 2 authorized community-based residential rehabilitation center alternative health care models (instead of one such model). Eliminates a provision requiring location of such a center south of Interstate Highway 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2279"
citation: "Illinois HB 2279 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-11-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/975a26da-aa2a-40f4-b8be-1e43256d2288"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2279&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44181&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c004ebe33e01e2f8f99bace70cfe1b5dc2a4eea0ed301661e68946cbbc93fa55"
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 HB 2279 (96th) — IDPH-ALTERN HEALTH CARE-REHAB

Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Provides for 2 authorized community-based residential rehabilitation center alternative health care models (instead of one such model). Eliminates a provision requiring location of such a center south of Interstate Highway 70.

## 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=09600HB2279&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44181&DocNum=2279&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2279eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44181&DocNum=2279&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2279enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44181&DocNum=2279&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **116–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Postponed - Human Services
- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Human Services
- **2009-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-17** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2009-10-05** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 14, 2009
- **2009-10-07** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-10-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2009-10-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-14** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 116-000-000
- **2009-10-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-10-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 28, 2009
- **2009-10-29** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-10-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-29** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 056-000-000
- **2009-10-29** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2009-11-03** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-11-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0812 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/975a26da-aa2a-40f4-b8be-1e43256d2288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).