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type: "Bill"
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title: "RURAL SENIORS-TASK FORCE"
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description: "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."
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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 979"
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citation: "Illinois HB 979 (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: 66
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-08"
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last_action: "2007-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc4ec6f2-ecf8-4588-8788-9bb5cddd125b"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=979&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28668&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "39e90966db61bd0189e2cf6dac5a8adabd6e979aa8b0e6614d9bf8d05cf2daaf"
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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 979 (95th) — RURAL SENIORS-TASK FORCE
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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.
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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=09500HB0979&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28668&DocNum=979&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0979eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28668&DocNum=979&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0979enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28668&DocNum=979&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary Hannig — primary (person)
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- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
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- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
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- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
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- Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
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- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
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- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
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- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
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- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2007-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2007-03-07** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2007-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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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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- **2007-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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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 `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
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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 Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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- **2007-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2007-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
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- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Human Services; 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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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
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- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
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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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- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
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- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0089 `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/cc4ec6f2-ecf8-4588-8788-9bb5cddd125b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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