---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID-HEALTH CARDS"
description: "Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2010, the Department shall annually, instead of monthly, issue a health card to individuals suffering from a permanent physical disability. Defines \"permanent physical disability\" to mean a permanent physical impairment, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder, or congenital condition which renders a person incapable of adequately providing for his or her own health and personal care. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5054"
citation: "Illinois HB 5054 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2010-01-25"
last_action: "2010-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a3046da-7920-4a9c-a660-4b6326be20e5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5054&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49797&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e8d2b3beb6e7b34cf2b86490007e01164a13f5f4c79b7ec0e49f1a4a946db860"
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 5054 (96th) — MEDICAID-HEALTH CARDS

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2010, the Department shall annually, instead of monthly, issue a health card to individuals suffering from a permanent physical disability. Defines "permanent physical disability" to mean a permanent physical impairment, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder, or congenital condition which renders a person incapable of adequately providing for his or her own health and personal care. Effective July 1, 2010.

## 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=09600HB5054&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49797&DocNum=5054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5054eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49797&DocNum=5054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5054enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49797&DocNum=5054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **108–1** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2010-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2010-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2010-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-04** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-04** Motion Prevailed 108-001-000
- **2010-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-25** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0940 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a3046da-7920-4a9c-a660-4b6326be20e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).