---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHARMCY ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBILITY"
description: "Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In provisions concerning pharmaceutical assistance effective January 1, 2006, provides that Eligibility Group 5 consists of beneficiaries who are otherwise described in Eligibility Groups 2 and 3 who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS (instead of who are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 1 and have such a diagnosis). Defines \"covered prescription drug\" for persons in Eligibility Group 5 according to whether they are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 2 or in Eligibility Group 3. Provides that individuals in Eligibility Group 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (instead of in Eligibility Group 3 or 4) may opt to receive a $25 monthly payment in lieu of direct prescription drug coverage. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1257"
citation: "Illinois HB 1257 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-13"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70e15eb9-1708-4499-80df-3b9995aaa296"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1257&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30016&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "91e96b66fd363cb764d0c0e5e6a890ffb447bdc2c7fb9961c670ce2f890711cd"
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 1257 (95th) — PHARMCY ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBILITY

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In provisions concerning pharmaceutical assistance effective January 1, 2006, provides that Eligibility Group 5 consists of beneficiaries who are otherwise described in Eligibility Groups 2 and 3 who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS (instead of who are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 1 and have such a diagnosis). Defines "covered prescription drug" for persons in Eligibility Group 5 according to whether they are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 2 or in Eligibility Group 3. Provides that individuals in Eligibility Group 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (instead of in Eligibility Group 3 or 4) may opt to receive a $25 monthly payment in lieu of direct prescription drug coverage. 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=09500HB1257&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1257eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1257enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **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`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-22** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 `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
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70e15eb9-1708-4499-80df-3b9995aaa296`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).