---
type: "Bill"
title: "LONG TERM ACUTE CARE-LTAC DEF"
description: "Amends the Long Term Acute Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act to include in the definition of \"LTAC hospital\" a hospital that begins operations after January 1, 2009 (instead of 2010) and is designated by Medicare as a long term acute care hospital. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3788"
citation: "Illinois HB 3788 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-05-30"
last_action: "2012-01-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aee8fcf9-5dd8-4e40-a0ae-d2b339544585"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3788&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=61855&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2c84f1bd295c9cabfe1a7ac24c88c8790b6f1954d485f54a840c59e82cd6532f"
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 3788 (97th) — LONG TERM ACUTE CARE-LTAC DEF

Amends the Long Term Acute Care Hospital Quality Improvement Transfer Program Act to include in the definition of "LTAC hospital" a hospital that begins operations after January 1, 2009 (instead of 2010) and is designated by Medicare as a long term acute care hospital. 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=09700HB3788&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61855&DocNum=3788&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3788eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61855&DocNum=3788&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3788enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61855&DocNum=3788&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-05-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2011-05-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-19** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2011
- **2011-10-19** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2011-10-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-10-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-10-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-10-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-10-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-10-27** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-10-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-11-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2011-11-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
- **2011-11-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-11-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-03** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-07** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-09** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-11-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 9, 2011
- **2011-11-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-11-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 10, 2011
- **2011-11-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-12-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-01-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-01-13** Effective Date January 13, 2012
- **2012-01-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0662 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aee8fcf9-5dd8-4e40-a0ae-d2b339544585`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).