Illinois 99th Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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Summary

Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. In a provision concerning the Department of Human Services' Home Services Program, provides that personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers (rather than personal assistants) shall be paid at a rate negotiated between the State and the (rather than an) exclusive representative of personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers (rather than personal assistants) under a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2016, the hourly rate paid to personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers shall be no less than $15 per hour. Requires personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers to participate in a comprehensive in-person orientation, including standardized instruction or education as determined by the Department, concerning their obligations as an Individual Provider of Medicaid services, fraud training, and training on independent living philosophies. Requires personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers to attend annual in-person training, including training in preventing fraud and abuse. Provides that personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers shall be paid their regular hourly wage for all orientation and training hours. Requires the State to contribute into a Taft-Hartley health fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers. Provides that for State fiscal year 2017, the rate shall be $1.11 per hour paid to personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers and that for future fiscal years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial analysis. Effective July 1, 2016.

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SB2931 Engrossed LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b AN ACT concerning State government.
SB2931 Enrolled LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b AN ACT concerning State government.
SB2931 Engrossed - 2 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b (c) (Blank).
SB2931 Enrolled - 2 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b (c) (Blank).
SB2931 Engrossed - 3 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b (6) home modification or assistive equipment;
SB2931 Enrolled - 3 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b (6) home modification or assistive equipment;
The services shall be provided, as established by the Department by rule, to eligible persons to prevent unnecessary SB2931 Engrossed - 4 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b or premature institutionalization, to the extent that the cost of the services, together with the other personal maintenance expenses of the persons, are reasonably related to the standards established for care in a group facility appropriate to their condition.
The services shall be provided, as established by the Department by rule, to eligible persons to prevent unnecessary SB2931 Enrolled - 4 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b or premature institutionalization, to the extent that the cost of the services, together with the other personal maintenance expenses of the persons, are reasonably related to the standards established for care in a group facility appropriate to their condition.
Solely for the purposes of coverage under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/), personal assistants providing services under the Department's Home Services Program shall be considered to be public employees and the State of Illinois shall be considered to be their employer as SB2931 Engrossed - 5 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, but not before.
Solely for the purposes of coverage under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/), personal assistants providing services under the Department's Home Services Program shall be considered to be public employees and the State of Illinois shall be considered to be their employer as SB2931 Enrolled - 5 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, but not before.
The State shall not be considered to be the SB2931 Engrossed - 6 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b employer of home care and home health workers who function as personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers working under the Home Services Program for any purposes not specifically provided in Public Act 93-204 or Public Act 97-1158, including but not limited to, purposes of vicarious liability in tort and purposes of statutory retirement or health insurance benefits.
The State shall not be considered to be the SB2931 Enrolled - 6 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b employer of home care and home health workers who function as personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers working under the Home Services Program for any purposes not specifically provided in Public Act 93-204 or Public Act 97-1158, including but not limited to, purposes of vicarious liability in tort and purposes of statutory retirement or health insurance benefits.
(ii) working with SB2931 Engrossed - 7 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b vulnerable adults;
(ii) working with SB2931 Enrolled - 7 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b vulnerable adults;
On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing home prescreenings for individuals 18 through 59 years of age shall be conducted by SB2931 Engrossed - 8 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b the Department, or a designee of the Department.
On and after July 1, 1996, all nursing home prescreenings for individuals 18 through 59 years of age shall be conducted by SB2931 Enrolled - 8 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b the Department, or a designee of the Department.
provided that such recovery shall SB2931 Engrossed - 9 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b not be enforced against any real estate while it is occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the claimant to compel administration of the estate for the purpose of payment.
provided that such recovery shall SB2931 Enrolled - 9 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b not be enforced against any real estate while it is occupied as a homestead by the surviving spouse or other dependent, if no claims by other creditors have been filed against the estate, or, if such claims have been filed, they remain dormant for failure of prosecution or failure of the claimant to compel administration of the estate for the purpose of payment.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as SB2931 Engrossed - 10 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and filing additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as SB2931 Enrolled - 10 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and filing additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
The information shall include but not be limited to the location, rental requirements, access features and SB2931 Engrossed - 11 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b proximity to public transportation of available housing.
The information shall include but not be limited to the location, rental requirements, access features and SB2931 Enrolled - 11 - LRB099 19053 KTG 43442 b proximity to public transportation of available housing.
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Action History

  1. Total Veto Stands

  2. Placed on Calendar Total Veto

  3. Arrived in House

  4. Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 039-019-000

  5. 3/5 Vote Required

  6. Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  7. Placed Calendar Total Veto November 16, 2016

  8. Governor Vetoed

  9. Sent to the Governor

  10. Passed Both Houses

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy

  14. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  15. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers

  16. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.

  18. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-044-002

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Correctional Note Filed

  21. Pension Note Filed

  22. State Debt Impact Note Filed

  23. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed

  24. Judicial Note Filed

  25. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  26. Second Reading - Short Debate

  27. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  28. Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-008-000

  29. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016

  30. Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee

  31. Referred to Rules Committee

  32. First Reading

  33. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  34. Arrived in House

  35. Third Reading - Passed; 034-016-000

  36. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  37. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  38. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  39. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  40. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush

  41. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016

  42. Second Reading

  43. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  44. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  45. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar

  46. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016

  47. Do Pass Human Services; 006-001-000

  48. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  49. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  50. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  51. Postponed - Human Services

  52. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado

  53. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  54. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  55. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  56. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  57. Assigned to Human Services

  58. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe

  59. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  60. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans

  61. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  62. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

  63. Referred to Assignments

  64. First Reading

  65. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Motion

Passed 39 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261301
Democrat 13000
Republican 0600
Total 391901
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Barickman — Nay
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bush — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCann — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Harris — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Forby — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Rooney — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Manar — Yea
Brady — Nay
McCarter — Nay
McConnaughay — Nay
Nybo — Nay
Oberweis — Nay
Trotter — Yea
Clayborne — Not Voting
Connelly — Nay
Noland — Yea
Radogno — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Nay
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 67 Yea · 44 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 403706
Democrat 27101
Republican 0600
Total 674407
% of votes cast 57%37%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sandack — Nay
Sente — Yea
Skoog — Yea
Smiddy — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Leitch — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Andersson — Nay
Anthony — Not Voting
Arroyo — Yea
Batinick — Nay
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Bourne — Nay
Breen — Nay
Brown — Nay
Butler — Nay
McAsey — Yea
Durkin — Nay
Jones — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bradley — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Riley — Yea
Soto — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Stewart — Nay
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Turner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Bennett — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
McAuliffe — Not Voting
Brady — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
McDermed — Nay
McSweeney — Nay
Moffitt — Nay
Harris, David — Nay
Wheeler, Barbara — Nay
Wheeler, Keith — Nay
Tryon — Nay
Davis, Monique — Not Voting
Unes — Nay
Wehrli — Not Voting
Winger — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Franks — Not Voting
Frese — Nay
Hays — Nay
Ives — Nay
Jesiel — Nay
Jimenez — Nay
Cloonen — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Costello — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Nay
Drury — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Kay — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Pritchard — Nay
Reaves-Harris — Not Voting
Reis — Nay
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Nay
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Not Voting
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Charles Meier Republican Nay
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 34 Yea · 16 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231105
Republican 0402
Democrat 11102
Total 341609
% of votes cast 58%27%0%15%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Barickman — Nay
Bertino-Tarrant — Not Voting
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bush — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Landek — Yea
Manar — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Nay
Harris — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Steans — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Brady — Nay
Link — Not Voting
Luechtefeld — Nay
McConnaughay — Nay
Oberweis — Nay
Radogno — Not Voting
Connelly — Nay
Forby — Not Voting
Haine — Not Voting
Noland — Yea
Nybo — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Nay
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Nay
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Not Voting
Travis Weaver Republican Nay

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Subjects

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What does SB 2931 do?
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. In a provision concerning the Department of Human Services' Home Services Program, provides that personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers (rather than personal assistants) shall be paid at a rate negotiated between the State and the (rather than an) exclusive representative of personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers (rather than personal assistants) under a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2016, the hourly rate paid to personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers shall be no less than $15 per hour. Requires personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers to participate in a comprehensive in-person orientation, including standardized instruction or education as determined by the Department, concerning their obligations as an Individual Provider of Medicaid services, fraud training, and training on independent living philosophies. Requires personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers to attend annual in-person training, including training in preventing fraud and abuse. Provides that personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers shall be paid their regular hourly wage for all orientation and training hours. Requires the State to contribute into a Taft-Hartley health fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers. Provides that for State fiscal year 2017, the rate shall be $1.11 per hour paid to personal assistants and individual maintenance home health workers and that for future fiscal years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial analysis. Effective July 1, 2016.
Who sponsors SB 2931?
SB 2931 is sponsored by Michael E. Hastings (Democrat), Mike Smiddy, and Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2931?
This bill died with 99th Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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