Illinois House Bill 5935 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 18 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1004
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Removes all references to personal care attendants. Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. In provisions concerning the Department of Human Services' Home Services Program, removes the changes made to those provisions by Public Acts 97-732 and 97-1158 and reinserts and reconciles those changes with the changes made by Public Act 97-1019 as follows: Removes references to personal care attendants. Requires the Department to set rates and fees under the Home Services Program in a fair and equitable manner and to pay the same rate for services identical to those offered by the Department on Aging. Provides that home care and home health workers who function as personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers under the Department's Home Services Program shall be considered public employees under the Illinois Public Relations Act. Requires the State to engage in collective bargaining with an exclusive representative of home care and home health workers who function as personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers working under the Home Services Program. Makes other changes. Transfers provisions concerning the Home Services Medicaid Trust Fund from the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act to the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Effective immediately.

DHS-HOME HEALTH WORKERS

Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]

Sen. Iris Martinez [D]

Sen. Donne Trotter [D]

2014-05-23 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 45 N: 7 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-08-18	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1004
2014-08-18	House	Effective Date August 18, 2014
2014-08-18	House	Governor Approved
2014-06-20	House	Sent to the Governor
2014-05-23	House	Passed Both Houses
2014-05-23	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 045-007-001
2014-05-20	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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 Labor and Commerce; 009-004-000
2014-04-30	Senate	Assigned to Labor and Commerce
2014-04-03	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-04-03	Senate	First Reading
2014-04-02	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2014-03-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2014
2014-03-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2014-03-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
2014-03-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-19	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-06	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-05	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-000-000
2014-02-27	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce 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. Robyn Gabel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1705	18.7	Repealed Code	Citation Text
20	2405	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	2405	5b	New Code	See Bill Text
5	315	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	315	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5935&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5935.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5935eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5935enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-1004.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB5935_03212014_012000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800HB5935_05232014_010000T.pdf