Illinois House Bill 5601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act, the MC/DD Act, and the ID/DD Community Care Act. Changes provisions concerning complaints. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require, instead of request, specified identifying information from complainants. Provides that such identifying information will be kept confidential and complainants shall be made aware that the information is confidential. Provides that the complainant shall be informed of possible sanctions for knowingly or willfully transmitting a false report to the Department. Requires the Department to impose a civil penalty of $250 on complainants if it has a good faith belief that a complaint is frivolous, intended to harass, or intended to defraud the Department. Requires the Department to maintain an internal list of such complainants. Provides that complaints may be classified as "false reports". Provides that false reports shall also be considered disorderly conduct under the Criminal Code of 2012. Effective immediately.

RESIDENTIAL FACILITY COMPLAINT

Rep. Michael Unes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-13	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-13	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-06	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-004-000
2016-04-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
2016-04-05	House	Remains in Human Services Committee
2016-04-05	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Human Services Committee; 006-002-000
2016-04-05	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
2016-04-01	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-01	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes

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Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5601&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5601.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5601eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5601ham001.htm