---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN"
description: "Creates the Statewide Health Improvement Plan Act. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4612"
citation: "Illinois HB 4612 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/061b7c65-7c18-4138-b064-516731ac2a6d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4612&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9127&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "81e9005a4051c2197f10413607c653bdec30abd5c23b5078eece68766f2957f4"
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 4612 (93rd) — HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Creates the Statewide Health Improvement Plan Act. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09300HB4612&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9127&DocNum=4612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4612eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9127&DocNum=4612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4612enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9127&DocNum=4612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **113–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2004-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2004-03-30** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2004-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2004-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Health & Human Services
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2004-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2004
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
- **2004-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-002-000
- **2004-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0975 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/061b7c65-7c18-4138-b064-516731ac2a6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).