---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC HEALTH-OVARIAN CANCER"
description: "Amends the Community Health Center Expansion Act. Includes ovarian cancer screenings within the definition of preventative health services to be offered by community health centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1239"
citation: "Illinois HB 1239 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b8f9b6a-b265-4067-b99a-cb3b5c226eaf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1239&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=29995&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e67785b35390a8b28be47c5b1d2bccbf7b71a380623ef26c6524df446896f359"
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 1239 (95th) — PUBLIC HEALTH-OVARIAN CANCER

Amends the Community Health Center Expansion Act. Includes ovarian cancer screenings within the definition of preventative health services to be offered by community health centers.

## 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=09500HB1239&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29995&DocNum=1239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1239eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29995&DocNum=1239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1239enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29995&DocNum=1239&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sandy Cole — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandy Cole `filing`
- **2007-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-20** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-18** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0096 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b8f9b6a-b265-4067-b99a-cb3b5c226eaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).