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Bill	PUBLIC AID COMMITTEE-APPEALS	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning appeals by applicants or recipients of General Assistance, provides that in an appeal in Cook County involving a local governmental unit whose supervisor of general assistance is a member of the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee, the Committee shall select another township supervisor to serve as an alternate member for that appeal. Provides that the members of each Public Aid Committee and the members of the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee are immune from personal liability in connection with their service on the committee to the same extent as an elected or appointed judge in this State is immune from personal liability in connection with the performance of his or her duties as judge. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 1542	Illinois SB 1542 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	36	3	2003-02-20	2003-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/014f9039-2d5c-4f8d-91be-c248720cc27b	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1542&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4669&SessionID=3&GA=93	d89f187dd526797084b9aebe50ec05dde2e67ee1e8e851ffedf233a60be82d0b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1542 (93rd) — PUBLIC AID COMMITTEE-APPEALS

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning appeals by applicants or recipients of General Assistance, provides that in an appeal in Cook County involving a local governmental unit whose supervisor of general assistance is a member of the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee, the Committee shall select another township supervisor to serve as an alternate member for that appeal. Provides that the members of each Public Aid Committee and the members of the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee are immune from personal liability in connection with their service on the committee to the same extent as an elected or appointed judge in this State is immune from personal liability in connection with the performance of his or her duties as judge. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–1 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Louis S. Viverito — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-27 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
• 2003-03-13 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2003-03-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-15 Re-assigned to Local Government Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-05-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-05-16 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-22 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
• 2003-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Louis S. Viverito filing
• 2003-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services referral-committee
• 2003-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
• 2003-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
• 2003-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2003
• 2003-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0295 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/014f9039-2d5c-4f8d-91be-c248720cc27b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).