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Bill	PUB AID-CAUSE OF ACTION-NOTICE	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In regard to a claim, demand, or cause of action for injuries to an applicant for or recipient of certain financial aid and health care benefits programs, including the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance program and the Veterans' Health Insurance Program, provides that notice shall be served by certified mail or registered mail, or by facsimile or electronic messaging (rather than by certified mail or registered mail), upon the party or parties against whom the applicant or recipient has a claim, demand, or cause of action. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 47	Illinois SB 47 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	31	2	2013-01-16	2013-07-15	openstates	ocd-bill/28a435f6-e6ba-40ae-8297-adad32184720	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=47&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=68537&SessionID=85&GA=98	e93dd6058597704cc22d77f8a0e5cb5b1c3a351a75a3e2544becb15729581179	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 47 (98th) — PUB AID-CAUSE OF ACTION-NOTICE

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In regard to a claim, demand, or cause of action for injuries to an applicant for or recipient of certain financial aid and health care benefits programs, including the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance program and the Veterans' Health Insurance Program, provides that notice shall be served by certified mail or registered mail, or by facsimile or electronic messaging (rather than by certified mail or registered mail), upon the party or parties against whom the applicant or recipient has a claim, demand, or cause of action. 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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 47–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-16 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs filing
• 2013-01-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-01-30 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2013-02-13 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-02-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 14, 2013
• 2013-02-28 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
• 2013-03-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
• 2013-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
• 2013-03-21 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs amendment-passage
• 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
• 2013-04-12 Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-12 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2013-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-03 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-05-31 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-15 Effective Date July 15, 2013
• 2013-07-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0073 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/28a435f6-e6ba-40ae-8297-adad32184720. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).