Bill Text: IL SB1237 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriates $9,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for continued funding to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Effective July 1, 2025.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-07-02 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1237 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1237-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1237 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Appropriates $9,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for continued funding to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Effective July 1, 2025.
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AN ACT concerning appropriations.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The amount of $9,000,000 or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Public
Health from the General Revenue Fund for continued funding to
the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics for
grants and other expenses of free and charitable clinics to
provide care or make referrals for uninsured or underinsured
people living with acute and chronic health issues, including,
but not limited to, medical health care, behavioral health
care, oral health care, outreach, health education, screening
and testing, medication and related expenses, disease
prevention, and vaccinations.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2025.