republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/90th/hb-1279.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID-TBI WAIVER REQUEST"
description: "MEDICAID-TBI WAIVER REQUEST"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1279"
citation: "Illinois HB 1279 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-08T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d75c3d9-4498-4232-893d-064f5d1f5bfe"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "32b7a001065b56357202ef6ca5aed6bf36a964c7ba7380d642f76ff59e8f5554"
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 1279 (90th) — MEDICAID-TBI WAIVER REQUEST

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1279** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1279LV.html)

## Sponsors

- COULSON — cosponsor (person)
- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- LEITCH — cosponsor (person)
- MCKEON — cosponsor (person)
- RADOGNO — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- SHADID — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- SYVERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HHSV
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 113-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SHADID
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SYVERSON
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SMITH
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SPBH
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-07
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-08
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-HAWKINSON
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-12
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/LEITCH
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 01,02 `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01,02/HRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** 003-002-000
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/117-000-000
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-08T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-08T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-08
- **1997-08-08T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0335

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d75c3d9-4498-4232-893d-064f5d1f5bfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).