---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 851"
citation: "Illinois SB 851 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/557e682a-38f0-493d-bc05-68530689430b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=851&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41736&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "61ad1d76f1fe7d71361401f0497c9729f3fa198847c4f49be9e95aca247d967c"
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 851 (96th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning exemptions.

## 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=09600SB0851&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41736&DocNum=851&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0851eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41736&DocNum=851&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0851enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41736&DocNum=851&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Heather Steans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-03-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
- **2010-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-27** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y Lilly
- **2010-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2010-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-04-29** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather Steans `filing`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-05-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2010-05-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
- **2010-05-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2010-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1357 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/557e682a-38f0-493d-bc05-68530689430b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).