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| Bill | CULTURAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM | Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Culturally Competent Healthcare Demonstration Program. Defines "culturally competent health care". Provides that the Program shall establish models that reflect best practices in culturally competent health care and that expand the delivery of culturally competent health care in Illinois. Provides guidelines for the administration of the Program. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 545 | Illinois SB 545 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2007-02-08 | 2007-09-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/0cecf376-3f74-4ca1-86b5-79887a19429d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=545&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28368&SessionID=51&GA=95 | daf759ad5e41665ac20072ff80c0644e150e32b35138f7605c143fad8f4fbdef | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 545 (95th) — CULTURAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Culturally Competent Healthcare Demonstration Program. Defines "culturally competent health care". Provides that the Program shall establish models that reflect best practices in culturally competent health care and that expand the delivery of culturally competent health care in Illinois. Provides guidelines for the administration of the Program. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 50–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 106–9 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Elga L. Jefferies — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2007-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-08 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2007-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
- 2007-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-03-07 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- 2007-03-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2007-03-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
- 2007-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2007-03-15 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2007-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-16 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2007-04-30 Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2007-05-22 Sponsor Removed Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2007-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-29 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-31 Removed from Short Debate Status
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 106-009-001
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
- 2007-06-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2007-06-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-06-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Public Health
referral-committee - 2007-06-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- 2007-06-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2007-06-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- 2007-06-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- 2007-06-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-07-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-09-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-09-25 Effective Date September 25, 2007
- 2007-09-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0630
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0cecf376-3f74-4ca1-86b5-79887a19429d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).