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Bill	HOSPITAL LICENSING ACT-ANIMALS	Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the term "hospital" does not include animal hospitals or animal care facilities maintained by any university or college established under the laws of this State and supported by public funds raised by taxation. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the Secretary's waiver of the requirement that a pharmacist be on duty at all times for State facilities not treating human ailments shall remain in effect until it is rescinded by the Secretary and the Department provides written notice of the rescission to the State facility. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 1443	Illinois SB 1443 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	41	2	2009-02-18	2009-08-10	openstates	ocd-bill/e4fc927a-66a9-483d-b504-fa318f9d01e9	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1443&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42814&SessionID=76&GA=96	261078246474e35b470abc29a1a1127b38c22e06f106b5fcf2ad266d63b5e02a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1443 (96th) — HOSPITAL LICENSING ACT-ANIMALS

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the term "hospital" does not include animal hospitals or animal care facilities maintained by any university or college established under the laws of this State and supported by public funds raised by taxation. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the Secretary's waiver of the requirement that a pharmacist be on duty at all times for State facilities not treating human ailments shall remain in effect until it is rescinded by the Secretary and the Department provides written notice of the rescission to the State facility. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2009-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs filing
• 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-02-25 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2009-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Agriculture and Conservation; by Senator Frerichs amendment-failure
• 2009-03-05 Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2009
• 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-30 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
• 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
• 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
• 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
• 2009-04-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2009-04-02 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Frerichs amendment-passage
• 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2009-04-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-30 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-10 Effective Date August 10, 2009
• 2009-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0219 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e4fc927a-66a9-483d-b504-fa318f9d01e9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).