republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5679.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-LONG-TERM CARE REBALANCING"
description: "Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services' report on a scheduled reduction in individuals receiving care at a State developmental disabilities facility shall be given to the General Assembly within 30 days of when a decision by the Secretary of the Department is made to decrease the population (rather than within 30 days of when a decision is made to decrease the population). Provides that the Department, at the Direction of the Governor, (rather than the Department) shall transfer funds from the facility realizing a reduction in the number of individuals served to the appropriate line item providing appropriation authority for the new venues of care, as necessary to carry out the objectives of the Governor's long-term care rebalancing efforts or to otherwise facilitate the transition of services to the new venues of care. Exempts such transfers from specified provisions of the State Finance Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5679"
citation: "Illinois HB 5679 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b900bee-b357-4d1d-aee7-c943014e615a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5679&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66157&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f6e6adfd4537c9f5c3aff35019b0d23dc87cc1a732caea7e0524de52893e96ae"
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 5679 (97th) — DHS-LONG-TERM CARE REBALANCING

Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services' report on a scheduled reduction in individuals receiving care at a State developmental disabilities facility shall be given to the General Assembly within 30 days of when a decision by the Secretary of the Department is made to decrease the population (rather than within 30 days of when a decision is made to decrease the population). Provides that the Department, at the Direction of the Governor, (rather than the Department) shall transfer funds from the facility realizing a reduction in the number of individuals served to the appropriate line item providing appropriation authority for the new venues of care, as necessary to carry out the objectives of the Governor's long-term care rebalancing efforts or to otherwise facilitate the transition of services to the new venues of care. Exempts such transfers from specified provisions of the State Finance Act. 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=09700HB5679&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66157&DocNum=5679&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5679eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66157&DocNum=5679&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5679enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66157&DocNum=5679&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0793 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b900bee-b357-4d1d-aee7-c943014e615a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).