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type: "Bill"
title: "RACIAL & ETHNIC HLTH DISPARITY"
description: "Creates the Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Act. Subject to appropriations for that purpose, requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a program of grants to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects that will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Requires the Office of Minority Health within the Department to establish measurable outcomes to achieve the goal of reducing health disparities in certain priority areas, including asthma and infant mortality. Authorizes the Director of Public Health to appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to examine areas where public awareness, public education, research, and coordination regarding racial and ethnic health outcome disparities are lacking and make recommendations for closing gaps in health outcomes. Sets forth grant proposal and eligibility requirements. Requires $1 in local matching moneys for each $3 of a grant from the Department. Allows the provision of local matching moneys entirely through in-kind contributions in counties with a population of 50,000 or less; for counties over 50,000, requires that at least 50% of the local matching moneys be in cash. Provides that no match is required in the case of a grant to an urban area. Requires the dissemination of grants beginning no later than January 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 615"
citation: "Illinois HB 615 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-28"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c24f884-d6bb-4279-95c5-e745c2075ef6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=615&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15017&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "81593c7cb2944c66ae5e8159c88482e4e327b725d0ea5be0d10f3e7c4ca74cd5"
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 615 (94th) — RACIAL & ETHNIC HLTH DISPARITY
Creates the Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Act. Subject to appropriations for that purpose, requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a program of grants to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects that will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Requires the Office of Minority Health within the Department to establish measurable outcomes to achieve the goal of reducing health disparities in certain priority areas, including asthma and infant mortality. Authorizes the Director of Public Health to appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to examine areas where public awareness, public education, research, and coordination regarding racial and ethnic health outcome disparities are lacking and make recommendations for closing gaps in health outcomes. Sets forth grant proposal and eligibility requirements. Requires $1 in local matching moneys for each $3 of a grant from the Department. Allows the provision of local matching moneys entirely through in-kind contributions in counties with a population of 50,000 or less; for counties over 50,000, requires that at least 50% of the local matching moneys be in cash. Provides that no match is required in the case of a grant to an urban area. Requires the dissemination of grants beginning no later than January 1, 2007.
## 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=09400HB0615&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15017&DocNum=615&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0615eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15017&DocNum=615&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0615enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15017&DocNum=615&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William Delgado — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-02-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0447 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c24f884-d6bb-4279-95c5-e745c2075ef6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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