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HB 209 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

HFS-FED FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT

Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to implement the Medical Assistance provisions of the federal Family Opportunity Act (enacted as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) as soon as possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Requires the Department to take all necessary and appropriate steps to try to secure (i) a grant for a demonstration project regarding home and community-based alternatives to psychiatric residential treatment facilities for children, as authorized by the federal Act, and (ii) the location in Illinois of a family-to-family health information center, as authorized by the federal Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Apr 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 8, 2007 Signed Aug 10, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2007 · House Mar 7, 2007

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
May 15, 2007
D Democratic29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican18
15 Yea 3
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 10, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 25, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-3)
house
Feb 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.