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type: "Bill"
title: "AGING-ELDER CARE AWARD"
description: "Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall present annual awards in specified categories to direct care workers who are 55 years of age and older. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 804"
citation: "Illinois HB 804 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-09"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfda2052-9059-44c3-aca2-7304797d7d89"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=804&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42269&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0c1ede107f7c56cfc8e92efd7f40041a3ebcbc4c12392fba73fb40115ed4ab64"
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 HB 804 (96th) — AGING-ELDER CARE AWARD
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall present annual awards in specified categories to direct care workers who are 55 years of age and older. 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=09600HB0804&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42269&DocNum=804&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0804eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42269&DocNum=804&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0804enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42269&DocNum=804&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Robert Rita — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2009-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0376 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfda2052-9059-44c3-aca2-7304797d7d89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).