Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

320 ILCS 25/3.15

from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15

320 ILCS 25/4

from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 404

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2009, "covered prescription drug" includes any prescription drug used in treating the effects of multiple sclerosis (instead of providing that the term includes any prescription drug used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis). Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

	Fiscal Note (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services)
	Cost is estimated at $260,000 in FY09 and $545,000 in FY10. Cost is 100% State.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
2/15/2008	House	First Reading
2/15/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2008	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/28/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
3/4/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/5/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
3/5/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/5/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
3/5/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/13/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
3/31/2008	House	Fiscal Note Filed
4/1/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/3/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/9/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
4/9/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/9/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
4/9/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
4/9/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
4/10/2008	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/10/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2008
4/17/2008	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
4/23/2008	Senate	First Reading
4/23/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/1/2008	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
5/1/2008	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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