---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICATION AIDES-CERTIFIED"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2958"
citation: "Illinois SB 2958 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e9a9917-af19-4f3b-8d2b-ecd92751d0ec"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2958&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79173&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "56b91746ec757ec4834215d90346ed237c15d1b51d17188867d255caabb23997"
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 2958 (98th) — MEDICATION AIDES-CERTIFIED

Amends the Nursing Home Care 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=09800SB2958&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79173&DocNum=2958&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2958eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79173&DocNum=2958&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2958enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79173&DocNum=2958&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2014-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2014-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2014
- **2014-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0990 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e9a9917-af19-4f3b-8d2b-ecd92751d0ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).