republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-2844.md

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Bill	CD CORR-CONTRACTS-HEALTH&FOOD	Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when the Department of Corrections lets bids for contracts for medical services to be provided to persons committed to Department facilities by a health maintenance organization, medical service corporation, or other health care provider or lets bids for contracts for food or commissary services to be provided to Department facilities, the bid may only be let to a health care provider that has obtained an irrevocable letter of credit or performance bond issued by a company whose bonds have an investment grade or higher rating (rather than rated AAA) by a bond rating organization. Changes the definition of an "indigent" committed person in relation to the exemption from the $5 co-payment for medical and dental services. Provides that the committed person who has $20 or less in his or her Inmate Trust Fund at the time of such services and (rather than or) for the 30 days prior to such services. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 2844	Illinois SB 2844 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2012-01-24	2012-07-13	openstates	ocd-bill/49a6501e-5b3c-40e0-b3c2-e3ceba4a6ac6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2844&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63294&SessionID=84&GA=97	1118a363fd2dc357e8080a6647adfa3aa11a58c52093496fe2ce736aa8d9b806	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2844 (97th) — CD CORR-CONTRACTS-HEALTH&FOOD

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when the Department of Corrections lets bids for contracts for medical services to be provided to persons committed to Department facilities by a health maintenance organization, medical service corporation, or other health care provider or lets bids for contracts for food or commissary services to be provided to Department facilities, the bid may only be let to a health care provider that has obtained an irrevocable letter of credit or performance bond issued by a company whose bonds have an investment grade or higher rating (rather than rated AAA) by a bond rating organization. Changes the definition of an "indigent" committed person in relation to the exemption from the $5 co-payment for medical and dental services. Provides that the committed person who has $20 or less in his or her Inmate Trust Fund at the time of such services and (rather than or) for the 30 days prior to such services. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 104–8 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• John G. Mulroe — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-01-24 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi filing
• 2012-01-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-01-24 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-01-31 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2012-02-09 Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2012
• 2012-03-01 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
• 2012-03-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2012-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-10 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-04-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-04-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-008-002 reading-3, passage
• 2012-04-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-05-24 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0802 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/49a6501e-5b3c-40e0-b3c2-e3ceba4a6ac6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).