republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4548.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ALZHEIMER'S-PLAN-COMMITTEE"
description: "Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act. Makes changes to the Act's policy declaration. Changes the definition of \"Alzheimer's disease\" and sets forth definitions for \"dementia\", \"related disorders\", and \"dementia-capable State\". Provides that by January 1, 2014 (instead of 1987), and every 3 years thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall prepare a State Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Plan and sets forth provisions with regard to the plan concerning public hearings, gathering feedback on recommendations, input from agencies and stakeholders, purpose and directive, and the examination of certain subject matter. Makes changes to the composition of the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4548"
citation: "Illinois HB 4548 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-31"
last_action: "2012-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb2053eb-8e0e-43c7-9d1d-c13e04beed76"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4548&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64238&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "548d525bd941830e58bd231694620c1a07d3f559249e8f25d69d0861de1dfa3d"
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 4548 (97th) — ALZHEIMER'S-PLAN-COMMITTEE

Amends the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act. Makes changes to the Act's policy declaration. Changes the definition of "Alzheimer's disease" and sets forth definitions for "dementia", "related disorders", and "dementia-capable State". Provides that by January 1, 2014 (instead of 1987), and every 3 years thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall prepare a State Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Plan and sets forth provisions with regard to the plan concerning public hearings, gathering feedback on recommendations, input from agencies and stakeholders, purpose and directive, and the examination of certain subject matter. Makes changes to the composition of the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee. Makes other changes.

## 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=09700HB4548&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64238&DocNum=4548&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4548eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64238&DocNum=4548&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4548enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64238&DocNum=4548&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-02-06** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2012-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
- **2012-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-09** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0768 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb2053eb-8e0e-43c7-9d1d-c13e04beed76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).