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type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID-PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE"
description: "Creates the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a pediatric palliative care pilot program under which a qualifying child may receive community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained interdisciplinary team while continuing to pursue aggressive curative treatments for a potentially life-limiting medical condition under the benefits available under the Medicaid program. Provides that the Department shall apply for a federal waiver or State Plan amendment to conduct the program. Provides that if the Department applies for a State Plan amendment, the amendment shall be filed prior to December 31, 2010. Provides that a \"qualifying child\" for the pilot program is a child under the age of 18 years who is enrolled in the Medicaid program and suffers from a potentially life-limiting medical condition. Requires a report to the General Assembly at the end of the 3-year pilot period. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2931"
citation: "Illinois SB 2931 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-28"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98253b80-6185-43a9-ae34-e56fa770d51f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2931&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50026&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "70d95fde536867ab24d4da6e2e381d6520bf404b0b9fea146a9cc5dd684ae0a5"
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 SB 2931 (96th) — MEDICAID-PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE
Creates the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a pediatric palliative care pilot program under which a qualifying child may receive community-based pediatric palliative care from a trained interdisciplinary team while continuing to pursue aggressive curative treatments for a potentially life-limiting medical condition under the benefits available under the Medicaid program. Provides that the Department shall apply for a federal waiver or State Plan amendment to conduct the program. Provides that if the Department applies for a State Plan amendment, the amendment shall be filed prior to December 31, 2010. Provides that a "qualifying child" for the pilot program is a child under the age of 18 years who is enrolled in the Medicaid program and suffers from a potentially life-limiting medical condition. Requires a report to the General Assembly at the end of the 3-year pilot period. 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=09600SB2931&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50026&DocNum=2931&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2931eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50026&DocNum=2931&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2931enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50026&DocNum=2931&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2010-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-02-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-02-23** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-03-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1078 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98253b80-6185-43a9-ae34-e56fa770d51f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).