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type: "Bill"
title: "HLTH FACILITIES-NURSING HOMES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that changes of ownership of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act must meet the requirements set forth in the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that facilities that are licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act are exempt from a provision requiring a permit before discontinuing certain health care facilities or categories of service. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Illinois SB 244 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba648124-cb1a-49d0-a1b2-6520c9c55139"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=244&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27725&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "abcb0487d2feccb4dc8f304f1f4225b00f0e7b6c52b5c9cef1e97e6015111a1a"
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 244 (95th) — HLTH FACILITIES-NURSING HOMES
Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that changes of ownership of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act must meet the requirements set forth in the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that facilities that are licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act are exempt from a provision requiring a permit before discontinuing certain health care facilities or categories of service. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500SB0244&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27725&DocNum=244&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0244eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27725&DocNum=244&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0244enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27725&DocNum=244&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **590** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1059** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Sponsor Removed Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2007-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2007-05-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2007-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-05-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,04
- **2007-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,04 - May 29, 2007
- **2007-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-05-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-05-31** Effective Date May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0005 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba648124-cb1a-49d0-a1b2-6520c9c55139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).