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type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-IDPA-TANF-HEALTH INSURANCE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Aid to jointly establish an interagency committee to (1) assist the departments in making recommendations on incorporating health care advocates into education, training, and placement programs for TANF recipients, (2) develop more outreach and educational materials to help TANF families make informed choices concerning health insurance and health care, and (3) develop methods to simplify the process of applying for Medicaid. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3608"
citation: "Illinois HB 3608 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04d75735-e295-4cf0-8855-3b1c48e1cba4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3608&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6199&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "fe255c643c34ec4a05973086825a541c3a7b00c1eddd64b286b46cb243cd7aea"
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 3608 (93rd) — DHS-IDPA-TANF-HEALTH INSURANCE
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Aid to jointly establish an interagency committee to (1) assist the departments in making recommendations on incorporating health care advocates into education, training, and placement programs for TANF recipients, (2) develop more outreach and educational materials to help TANF families make informed choices concerning health insurance and health care, and (3) develop methods to simplify the process of applying for Medicaid. 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=09300HB3608&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6199&DocNum=3608&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3608eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6199&DocNum=3608&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3608enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6199&DocNum=3608&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rosemary Mulligan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0150 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04d75735-e295-4cf0-8855-3b1c48e1cba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).