Illinois House Bill 5703 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 18 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0988
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a complaint regarding an alleged violation of the Nursing Home Care Act may be transmitted to the Department of Public Health by electronic means. Provides that when a person requests that the Department investigate an alleged violation of the Act, the Department shall require (instead of shall request) the complainant's identifying information. Allows the complainant to request that his or her identifying information remain confidential or that the complaint be treated as anonymous, and requires the Department to maintain the complainant's confidentiality or anonymity unless: (1) the complainant consents to the disclosure in writing, (2) the Department's investigation results in a judicial proceeding, (3) disclosure of the complainant's identity is essential to the investigation, or (4) disclosure of the complainant's identity is essential for the purposes of investigating or prosecuting the complainant's alleged knowing transmission of a false report to the Department. Effective immediately.

NURS HM-ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS

Rep. Michael Unes [R]

Rep. Dennis Reboletti [R]

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Sen. Steven Landek [D]

2014-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-02 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-08-18	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0988
2014-08-18	House	Effective Date August 18, 2014
2014-08-18	House	Governor Approved
2014-06-20	House	Sent to the Governor
2014-05-30	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
2014-05-22	House	Passed Both Houses
2014-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2014-05-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
2014-05-12	Senate	Second Reading
2014-05-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
2014-05-07	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
2014-04-30	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2014-04-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-04-09	Senate	First Reading
2014-04-08	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2014-04-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014
2014-04-02	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2014-04-02	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2014-04-01	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2014-04-01	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
2014-03-28	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Unes
2014-03-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-26	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
2014-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
2014-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
2014-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
2014-03-13	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	45	3-702	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5703&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5703.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5703ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5703eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5703enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0988.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB5703_04022014_028000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800HB5703_05222014_036000T.pdf