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type: "Bill"
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title: "PHARMCY ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBILITY"
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description: "Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In provisions concerning pharmaceutical assistance effective January 1, 2006, provides that Eligibility Group 5 consists of beneficiaries who are otherwise described in Eligibility Groups 2 and 3 who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS (instead of who are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 1 and have such a diagnosis). Defines \"covered prescription drug\" for persons in Eligibility Group 5 according to whether they are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 2 or in Eligibility Group 3. Provides that individuals in Eligibility Group 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (instead of in Eligibility Group 3 or 4) may opt to receive a $25 monthly payment in lieu of direct prescription drug coverage. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 1257"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1257 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-13"
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last_action: "2007-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70e15eb9-1708-4499-80df-3b9995aaa296"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1257&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30016&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "91e96b66fd363cb764d0c0e5e6a890ffb447bdc2c7fb9961c670ce2f890711cd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1257 (95th) — PHARMCY ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBILITY
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Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In provisions concerning pharmaceutical assistance effective January 1, 2006, provides that Eligibility Group 5 consists of beneficiaries who are otherwise described in Eligibility Groups 2 and 3 who have a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS (instead of who are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 1 and have such a diagnosis). Defines "covered prescription drug" for persons in Eligibility Group 5 according to whether they are otherwise described in Eligibility Group 2 or in Eligibility Group 3. Provides that individuals in Eligibility Group 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (instead of in Eligibility Group 3 or 4) may opt to receive a $25 monthly payment in lieu of direct prescription drug coverage. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1257&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1257eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1257enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30016&DocNum=1257&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
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- **2007-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-20** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2007-03-22** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2007 `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
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- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
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- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
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- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
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- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0208 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70e15eb9-1708-4499-80df-3b9995aaa296`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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