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| Bill | EPILEPSY DISEASE ASSIST ACT | Creates the Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act and amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Requires the Department of Public Health and Department of Public Aid to develop certain standards and programs concerning epilepsy. Provides for an Epilepsy Advisory Committee to advise the Departments on their duties under the Act. Provides for the establishment of two regional epilepsy centers. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide grants-in-aid to the regional epilepsy centers for necessary educational activities and research, and for the development and maintenance of services for victims of epilepsy and their families. Creates the Regional Epilepsy Center Grants-in-Aid Fund as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of funding certain grants-in-aid, and authorizes an Illinois income tax checkoff for contributions to the Fund. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 788 | Illinois HB 788 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 51 | 3 | 2005-02-02 | 2005-06-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/c3d48ddf-9fdb-496a-8a93-2ea58fa438e7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=788&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15339&SessionID=50&GA=94 | f08efd4129e648e6778e3b64ec81a07c7914cb7867eddcd32fb7dce555934b7a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 788 (94th) — EPILEPSY DISEASE ASSIST ACT
Creates the Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act and amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Requires the Department of Public Health and Department of Public Aid to develop certain standards and programs concerning epilepsy. Provides for an Epilepsy Advisory Committee to advise the Departments on their duties under the Act. Provides for the establishment of two regional epilepsy centers. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide grants-in-aid to the regional epilepsy centers for necessary educational activities and research, and for the development and maintenance of services for victims of epilepsy and their families. Creates the Regional Epilepsy Center Grants-in-Aid Fund as a special fund in the State treasury for the purpose of funding certain grants-in-aid, and authorizes an Illinois income tax checkoff for contributions to the Fund. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Lovana Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lovana Jones
filing - 2005-02-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-08 Assigned to Revenue Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Recommends Be Adopted Sub-committee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-03-03 Remains in Revenue Committee
- 2005-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2005-04-06 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Health & Human Services
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Postponed - Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-05 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- 2005-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-20 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005
reading-3 - 2005-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2005-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter
amendment-passage - 2005-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- 2005-05-27 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-21 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-06-23 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-06-23 Effective Date June 23, 2005
- 2005-06-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0073
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c3d48ddf-9fdb-496a-8a93-2ea58fa438e7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).