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| Bill | RURAL SENIORS-TASK FORCE | Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to gather information about the special needs of older rural residents and to evaluate the adequacy and accessibility of existing programs for older rural residents. Creates the Older Rural Adults Task Force to gather information and make recommendations. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force may hold regional hearings and shall submit a report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2009. Provides that the Task Force shall be dissolved upon the submission of the report. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 979 | Illinois HB 979 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 66 | 2 | 2007-02-08 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/cc4ec6f2-ecf8-4588-8788-9bb5cddd125b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=979&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28668&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 39e90966db61bd0189e2cf6dac5a8adabd6e979aa8b0e6614d9bf8d05cf2daaf | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 979 (95th) — RURAL SENIORS-TASK FORCE
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to gather information about the special needs of older rural residents and to evaluate the adequacy and accessibility of existing programs for older rural residents. Creates the Older Rural Adults Task Force to gather information and make recommendations. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force may hold regional hearings and shall submit a report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2009. Provides that the Task Force shall be dissolved upon the submission of the report. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Hannig — primary (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig
filing - 2007-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-15 Assigned to Aging Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- 2007-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2007-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- 2007-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2007-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2007-03-07 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2007-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2007-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- 2007-03-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- 2007-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- 2007-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2007-03-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-27 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-30 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-04-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2007-04-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2007-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2007-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2007-05-02 Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- 2007-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- 2007-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- 2007-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- 2007-05-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2007
- 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0089
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc4ec6f2-ecf8-4588-8788-9bb5cddd125b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).