---
type: "Bill"
title: "DAGING-RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Act on Aging. Deletes a provision requiring the Department on Aging to submit an annual report concerning community-based residential facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4837"
citation: "Illinois HB 4837 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a52c8d26-6aec-49a7-84f6-1582805cd2fc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4837&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9469&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ae3b11471332b6b59c786eb64c3c2a1879d186e8e14a297dca7b1b33de4ae7dd"
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 4837 (93rd) — DAGING-RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Amends the Illinois Act on Aging. Deletes a provision requiring the Department on Aging to submit an annual report concerning community-based residential facilities.

## 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=09300HB4837&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9469&DocNum=4837&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4837eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9469&DocNum=4837&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4837enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9469&DocNum=4837&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack McGuire — primary (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack McGuire `filing`
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2004-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2004-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2004-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2004-04-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2004-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2004-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2004-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `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 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Sponsor Removed Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2004-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2004-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2004-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2004-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0775 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a52c8d26-6aec-49a7-84f6-1582805cd2fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).