---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURS HM-MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the definition of \"facility\" does not include a medical foster home, as defined by federal regulation, that is under the oversight of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1665"
citation: "Illinois SB 1665 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64c6bca8-9995-4504-a63f-f992b49f968b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1665&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88395&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b059d1d20d5f8ffc6dcc39eb3303a4e3eb0df5242849434316958fd1b7236ebb"
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 1665 (99th) — NURS HM-MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the definition of "facility" does not include a medical foster home, as defined by federal regulation, that is under the oversight of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. 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=09900SB1665&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88395&DocNum=1665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1665eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88395&DocNum=1665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1665enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88395&DocNum=1665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christine Radogno — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0376 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64c6bca8-9995-4504-a63f-f992b49f968b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).