---
type: "Bill"
title: "LACTATION ACCOMMODATION AIRPRT"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the admission of minors to a mental health facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 344"
citation: "Illinois SB 344 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e35019d-bda2-4c87-91b4-cbdf61812dd8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=344&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84305&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "c1153a9c908e342430653803a69641ae7037c4b6d64aa0fe37e66f9095eb2dcf"
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 SB 344 (99th) — LACTATION ACCOMMODATION AIRPRT

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the admission of minors to a mental health facility.

## 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=09900SB0344&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84305&DocNum=344&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0344eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84305&DocNum=344&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0344enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84305&DocNum=344&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-03-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2015-04-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0228 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e35019d-bda2-4c87-91b4-cbdf61812dd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).