---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISABLED PERSON REHABILITATION"
description: "Amends the Official United States Flag Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 170"
citation: "Illinois SB 170 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 77
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-11-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbe94034-71a5-4b80-8019-7c625ac2b9e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=170&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54975&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "fe9de825beea91f1c25ce7bebee9dc74fa28f05248e548e4bf04633f0282ffd8"
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 170 (97th) — DISABLED PERSON REHABILITATION

Amends the Official United States Flag Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09700SB0170&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54975&DocNum=170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0170eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54975&DocNum=170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Re-Enrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0170ren&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54975&DocNum=170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0170enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54975&DocNum=170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **114–0** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Postponed - Executive
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2011-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2011-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Chief Sponsor changed to Senator Sullivan
- **2011-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2011-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2011-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 18, 2011
- **2011-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2011-10-12** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-26** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-10-26** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-26** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-26** Amendatory Veto Motion - Accept Motion Recommends Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2011-10-27** Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 057-000-000
- **2011-10-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-10-27** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 2, 2011
- **2011-10-31** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Jim Watson
- **2011-10-31** Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-08** Amendatory Veto Motion - Accept Motion Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Accept Amendatory Veto - House Passed 114-000-000
- **2011-11-09** Both Houses Accepted Amendatory Veto
- **2011-11-16** Returned to Governor for Certification
- **2011-11-28** Governor Certifies Changes
- **2011-11-28** Effective Date November 28, 2011
- **2011-11-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0625 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbe94034-71a5-4b80-8019-7c625ac2b9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).