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type: "Bill"
title: "PUB AID-AABD-MEDICAID SPND-DWN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than July 1, 2007, subject to federal approval of a State Medicaid Plan amendment, which shall be sought by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or its successor agency, persons who fail to qualify for basic maintenance under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) program on the basis of need because of excess income or assets, or both, may establish prospective eligibility for that basic maintenance by paying their monthly Medicaid spend-down amount to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or by having a third party pay that amount to the Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2308"
citation: "Illinois SB 2308 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-12"
last_action: "2006-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f90a1eeb-0934-49f1-b3c6-e9f9eaa15944"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2308&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=22951&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "21ea2920c0c6a6e5484ef3c8b98d6bb874366efee9f74151e68d5ae540f75b36"
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 2308 (94th) — PUB AID-AABD-MEDICAID SPND-DWN
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than July 1, 2007, subject to federal approval of a State Medicaid Plan amendment, which shall be sought by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or its successor agency, persons who fail to qualify for basic maintenance under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) program on the basis of need because of excess income or assets, or both, may establish prospective eligibility for that basic maintenance by paying their monthly Medicaid spend-down amount to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or by having a third party pay that amount to the Department.
## 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=09400SB2308&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22951&DocNum=2308&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2308eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22951&DocNum=2308&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2308enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=22951&DocNum=2308&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1080** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)
- Terry R. Parke — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2006-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-19** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
- **2006-02-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2006-02-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006
- **2006-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2006-02-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2006-03-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2006-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-04-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0847 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f90a1eeb-0934-49f1-b3c6-e9f9eaa15944`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).