republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-3949.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines \"homeless service provider\" to mean a person or entity who provides services to homeless persons under any of the programs of or identified by the Department of Human Services. Requires the Department of Public Health to consider all homeless service providers in the State to be essential critical infrastructure workers under specified guidance from the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Provides that the Department shall ensure that homeless service providers qualify for the same priority benefits afforded to health care organizations and frontline workers by the State, including federal COVID-19 relief funding, personal protective equipment, and vaccinations. Provides for repeal of the provisions on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3949"
citation: "Illinois HB 3949 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Antonio Muñoz", "La Shawn K. Ford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/818b5638-809b-494e-8837-5aa4cf0e09a8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3949&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=133037&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "05dd4be6133fe9c5aefd402856c35117d950e8f6d90291871895ec4c94a20172"
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 3949 (102nd) — IDPH-HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "homeless service provider" to mean a person or entity who provides services to homeless persons under any of the programs of or identified by the Department of Human Services. Requires the Department of Public Health to consider all homeless service providers in the State to be essential critical infrastructure workers under specified guidance from the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Provides that the Department shall ensure that homeless service providers qualify for the same priority benefits afforded to health care organizations and frontline workers by the State, including federal COVID-19 relief funding, personal protective equipment, and vaccinations. Provides for repeal of the provisions on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949sam001.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3949enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2022-01-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-11** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2022-01-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2022-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2022-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to Healthcare Access and Availability `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Healthcare Access and Availability
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass as Amended Healthcare Access and Availability; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2022-04-08** House Concurs
- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0919 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/818b5638-809b-494e-8837-5aa4cf0e09a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).