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type: "Bill"
title: "THIRD PARTY NON GOVT ENT"
description: "Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services are authorized to contract with third-party, nongovernmental entities for administrative functions related to medical assistance applicant eligibility determinations and ongoing caseload support. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1656"
citation: "Illinois HB 1656 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b217e3-0c8d-414b-a26e-8d7b179ab38e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1656&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58812&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "62642b6ac2fbd4113794b94e479bce364da633bae2e3a5d63e2791128af6bfc9"
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 1656 (97th) — THIRD PARTY NON GOVT ENT
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services are authorized to contract with third-party, nongovernmental entities for administrative functions related to medical assistance applicant eligibility determinations and ongoing caseload support. Effective July 1, 2011.
## 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=09700HB1656&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58812&DocNum=1656&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1656eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58812&DocNum=1656&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1656enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58812&DocNum=1656&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 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`
- **2011-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** 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
- **2011-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2011-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2011
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0172 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2b217e3-0c8d-414b-a26e-8d7b179ab38e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).