---
type: "Bill"
title: "$DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMM"
description: "Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission for its FY 10 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1216"
citation: "Illinois SB 1216 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/564ebdd4-f685-4fac-af82-7f9102f235ff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1216&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42128&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5dcccb4c1de86887a475f6aee47dbc11f25c716f23645c6da096e5a8fa846dc5"
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 1216 (96th) — $DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMM

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission for its FY 10 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2009.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1216.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1216eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1216enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–22** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **45–10** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **37–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2009-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-12** Assigned to Appropriations I `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Do Pass Appropriations I; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2009-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 037-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2009-05-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-07-15** Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 2
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-07-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-07-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-07-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-022-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-07-15** Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 2
- **2009-07-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-07-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - July 15, 2009
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-07-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-07-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 045-010-000
- **2009-07-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-07-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2009
- **2009-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0042 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/564ebdd4-f685-4fac-af82-7f9102f235ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).