republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1470.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-MEDICAID-ESTIMATED COSTS"
description: "Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In regard to all changes in status of Medicaid recipients residing in Illinois nursing facilities, requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to report to the appropriation committees of both chambers hearing the agency's budget on the status of implementation, estimates of the cost of full implementation and recommendations for compliance no later than January 1, 2012. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1470"
citation: "Illinois HB 1470 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ee03786-4af3-472a-90f0-05e6bbec9ee8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1470&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58230&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5b6e6cd162a3fbc517533afb0aa546eb6c404c1dd897ee717e27b24331c19965"
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 1470 (97th) — DHFS-MEDICAID-ESTIMATED COSTS

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In regard to all changes in status of Medicaid recipients residing in Illinois nursing facilities, requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to report to the appropriation committees of both chambers hearing the agency's budget on the status of implementation, estimates of the cost of full implementation and recommendations for compliance no later than January 1, 2012. 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=09700HB1470&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58230&DocNum=1470&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1470eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58230&DocNum=1470&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1470enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58230&DocNum=1470&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2011-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2011-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0403 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ee03786-4af3-472a-90f0-05e6bbec9ee8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).