republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-2583.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC HEALTH-CHRONIC DISEASE"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. With respect to the Task Force on Chronic Disease and Health Promotion: (i) removes the deadline for convening the Task Force; (ii) designates as chair the Public Health Advocate, appointed by the Governor and added to the Task Force (now, the Director of Public Health); and (iii) requires the Task Force to report its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Director of Public Health by December 31, 2010 (now, report to the Director of Public Health by July 1, 2010). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2583"
citation: "Illinois SB 2583 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-21"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e221f1e8-daf5-4d53-be8b-175f7257ff78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2583&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49430&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "36a6ecee59fabc1634d7483ac79a6dd4cdbf5ebaec6b64b393a34b5716244d10"
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 2583 (96th) — PUBLIC HEALTH-CHRONIC DISEASE

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. With respect to the Task Force on Chronic Disease and Health Promotion: (i) removes the deadline for convening the Task Force; (ii) designates as chair the Public Health Advocate, appointed by the Governor and added to the Task Force (now, the Director of Public Health); and (iii) requires the Task Force to report its recommendations to the General Assembly and the Director of Public Health by December 31, 2010 (now, report to the Director of Public Health by July 1, 2010). 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=09600SB2583&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49430&DocNum=2583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2583eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49430&DocNum=2583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2583enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49430&DocNum=2583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2010-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2010-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2010-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-23** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010
- **2010-02-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1073 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e221f1e8-daf5-4d53-be8b-175f7257ff78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).