---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-EXPEDITED LONG-TERM CARE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes to specify in provisions concerning provisional eligibility for long-term care services that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2659"
citation: "Illinois HB 2659 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c5c57c4-33e1-4b95-8e74-24cf2c267960"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2659&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118831&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "79be54acc5d56ce86ecea04cd9b6c978b30d91166e0d23ae714bb10ba5690ffe"
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 2659 (101st) — DHFS-EXPEDITED LONG-TERM CARE

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes to specify in provisions concerning provisional eligibility for long-term care services that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall adopt rules. 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=10100HB2659&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118831&DocNum=2659&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2659eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118831&DocNum=2659&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2659enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118831&DocNum=2659&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0265 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c5c57c4-33e1-4b95-8e74-24cf2c267960`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).