---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISABILITY-RAPID REINTEGRATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with provisions for a State claim against the estate of medical assistance recipients, deletes a provision that the amount expended (1) for a person of any age who is an inpatient in a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or other medical institution, or (2) for a person aged 55 or more, shall be a claim against the estate of the person's spouse. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 746"
citation: "Illinois HB 746 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-11-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c60b27d-a9ac-4605-9b7a-9a7c716bcad6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=746&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42152&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "52a66f0dc3ca458765f7b6f7e50fecaf1812f988b2eabd2b85505176cf62b53d"
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 746 (96th) — DISABILITY-RAPID REINTEGRATION

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with provisions for a State claim against the estate of medical assistance recipients, deletes a provision that the amount expended (1) for a person of any age who is an inpatient in a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or other medical institution, or (2) for a person aged 55 or more, shall be a claim against the estate of the person's spouse. 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=09600HB0746&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42152&DocNum=746&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0746eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42152&DocNum=746&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0746enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42152&DocNum=746&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–40** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **116–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **46–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Re-assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-10** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Public Health
- **2009-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `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. Sara Feigenholtz
- **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 Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2009-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2009-10-05** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 14, 2009
- **2009-10-14** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-10-14** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-14** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 116-000-000
- **2009-10-22** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 28, 2009
- **2009-10-28** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-10-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-30** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 046-006-000
- **2009-10-30** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2009-11-03** Effective Date October 30, 2009
- **2009-11-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0810 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c60b27d-a9ac-4605-9b7a-9a7c716bcad6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).