---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6439"
citation: "Illinois HB 6439 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-18"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6340f1ae-e08c-4dd4-b27b-ef441f057d5d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6439&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52467&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "32dadc1ee84b5f1548dd0f7a83e6322196f44d70f3de63d7899cb55c96f5b941"
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 6439 (96th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600HB6439&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52467&DocNum=6439&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6439eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52467&DocNum=6439&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6439enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52467&DocNum=6439&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **85–21** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **84–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2010-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2010-03-12** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Public Health
- **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2010-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-031-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2010
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1330 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6340f1ae-e08c-4dd4-b27b-ef441f057d5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).