republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-5889.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-AABD-REFUGEES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning eligibility for the AABD program, provides eligibility for persons who have been found ineligible for SSI due to expiration of the period of eligibility for refugees and asylees pursuant to federal law. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 5889"
citation: "Illinois HB 5889 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb1c553f-9535-4589-8a3b-668aa0702e21"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5889&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=11010&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "8d098d9594d72bedbaae9dcf93d8685ba5b4e4141a470363a2fd669eeac98cfe"
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 5889 (93rd) — DHS-AABD-REFUGEES

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning eligibility for the AABD program, provides eligibility for persons who have been found ineligible for SSI due to expiration of the period of eligibility for refugees and asylees pursuant to federal law. 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=09300HB5889&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=11010&DocNum=5889&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5889eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=11010&DocNum=5889&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5889enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=11010&DocNum=5889&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **86–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Osterman — primary (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Miguel del Valle — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `filing`
- **2004-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2004-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2004-03-22** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2004-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-029-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-30** Sponsor Removed Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2004-03-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2004-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2004-04-21** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 052-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2004
- **2004-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0741 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb1c553f-9535-4589-8a3b-668aa0702e21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).