---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOME SRVCS AGENCY-LICENSE FEE"
description: "Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may not charge any fee to a certified local health department in connection with the licensure of a home services agency or home nursing agency. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3779"
citation: "Illinois HB 3779 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b34eb255-2a30-4dd7-a5a3-45dfbe6ba165"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3779&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46575&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "cdfcb7a9676ddf78165b5767c7d0dcdad7a8a8a80094e437ebb9b17554308e41"
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 3779 (96th) — HOME SRVCS AGENCY-LICENSE FEE

Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may not charge any fee to a certified local health department in connection with the licensure of a home services agency or home nursing agency. 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=09600HB3779&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46575&DocNum=3779&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3779eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46575&DocNum=3779&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3779enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46575&DocNum=3779&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert F. Flider — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `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`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Rutherford `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0577 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b34eb255-2a30-4dd7-a5a3-45dfbe6ba165`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).