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Bill	MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE-INMATES	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning eligibility for medical assistance for persons who are incarcerated in a public institution, provides that any such person who is not already enrolled for medical assistance may apply for medical assistance prior to the date of scheduled release or discharge from a penal institution or county jail or similar status (rather than may apply for medical assistance no more than 30 days prior to the date of scheduled release or discharge from a penal institution or county jail or similar status).	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 1046	Illinois HB 1046 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2013-01-30	2013-08-02	openstates	ocd-bill/4e7955d5-3166-4758-a38f-d111e3ce64d0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1046&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71493&SessionID=85&GA=98	a965286cae3749ef6014523d182ba6d70cf85ca72715d4884da6b4c5135a760d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1046 (98th) — MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE-INMATES

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision concerning eligibility for medical assistance for persons who are incarcerated in a public institution, provides that any such person who is not already enrolled for medical assistance may apply for medical assistance prior to the date of scheduled release or discharge from a penal institution or county jail or similar status (rather than may apply for medical assistance no more than 30 days prior to the date of scheduled release or discharge from a penal institution or county jail or similar status).

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 — 36–16 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 90–17 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Greg Harris — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris filing
• 2013-01-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-30 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-13 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2013-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2013-03-13 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2013-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2013-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-017-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-03-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-26 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2013-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-16 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass Human Services; 007-002-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
• 2013-05-09 Third Reading - Passed; 036-016-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-07 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-02 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-02 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0139 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4e7955d5-3166-4758-a38f-d111e3ce64d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).