---
type: "Bill"
title: "INS CD-TOBACCO USE CESSATION"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 673"
citation: "Illinois SB 673 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cee1270-2eb9-49c7-af7b-1a75a38cd946"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=673&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55502&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dabfc5f7ef7c8eff67e1f42a9cb264177e5a81c4e523ade21bc7b93b2a64ef92"
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 673 (97th) — INS CD-TOBACCO USE CESSATION

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=09700SB0673&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55502&DocNum=673&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0673eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55502&DocNum=673&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0673enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55502&DocNum=673&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (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`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 007-000-000
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2011-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-29** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2011-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0592 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cee1270-2eb9-49c7-af7b-1a75a38cd946`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).