Illinois 102nd Regular Session Status: Failed 3 D cosponsors

SB 1919 — AGING-ELDER ABUSE/EXPLOITATION

Last action — Session Sine Die

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    In Committee
  3. Died in session

This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the scope of the Act to include reports of abandonment. Provides that if a mandated reporter has reason to believe an elderly person's death may be the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect, the matter shall be reported for subsequent referral to the appropriate law enforcement agency and the coroner or medical examiner. Requires a mandated reporter to testify in any resulting administrative hearing. Requires the Department on Aging to offer an annual trauma-informed training program that includes instruction on how trauma impacts caseworkers and other employees who respond to and prevent adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment. Requires the Department to implement a demonstration project to allow for the use of a risk assessment tool to assist in identifying elderly persons who may be experiencing elder abuse, abandonment, neglect, or exploitation. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for theft by deception of a victim age 60 or older or a person with a disability may be commenced within 7 (rather than 3) years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime. Concerning the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability, expands the scope of "person who stands in a position of trust and confidence" to include a friend or acquaintance of the elderly person or person with a disability who is in a position of trust. Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. Provides that a person commits aggravated home repair fraud when he or she promises a performance that he or she knows will not be completed at any time during the performance of the service.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

  3. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  5. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

  8. To Criminal Law- Clear Compliance

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

  10. Assigned to Criminal Law

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

  12. Referred to Assignments

  13. First Reading

  14. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (180)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1919 do?
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the scope of the Act to include reports of abandonment. Provides that if a mandated reporter has reason to believe an elderly person's death may be the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect, the matter shall be reported for subsequent referral to the appropriate law enforcement agency and the coroner or medical examiner. Requires a mandated reporter to testify in any resulting administrative hearing. Requires the Department on Aging to offer an annual trauma-informed training program that includes instruction on how trauma impacts caseworkers and other employees who respond to and prevent adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment. Requires the Department to implement a demonstration project to allow for the use of a risk assessment tool to assist in identifying elderly persons who may be experiencing elder abuse, abandonment, neglect, or exploitation. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for theft by deception of a victim age 60 or older or a person with a disability may be commenced within 7 (rather than 3) years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime. Concerning the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability, expands the scope of "person who stands in a position of trust and confidence" to include a friend or acquaintance of the elderly person or person with a disability who is in a position of trust. Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. Provides that a person commits aggravated home repair fraud when he or she promises a performance that he or she knows will not be completed at any time during the performance of the service.
Who sponsors SB 1919?
SB 1919 is sponsored by Don Harmon (Democrat), Julie A. Morrison (Democrat), and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1919?
This bill died with 102nd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track SB 1919?
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