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HB 85 — ELDER ABUSE-EXTENDED REPORTING
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0300
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2003. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
0 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Extends the responsibilities of the Department on Aging to include education and warning programs about elder abuse in conjunction with other State departments, banks and other financial institutions, and utility companies. Provides that professionals who are mandated reporters who willfully fail to report suspected elder abuse shall be referred to the appropriate professional disciplinary board and that other mandated reporters who willfully fail to report are guilty of a misdemeanor. Extends the period of review by a provider agency of services provided to elders from up to one year to up to 2 years.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 9 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 85 shows a shift from the "Engrossed" to the "Enrolled" stage, which typically means the bill has been finalized and is ready for signing into law. This change is significant as it indicates that the legislation has gone through all necessary revisions and approvals, making it closer to becoming official policy. Importantly, it reflects that any previous amendments or concerns have been resolved in this final version.
HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b AN ACT concerning elder abuse.
HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -2- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b (d) "Domestic living situation" means a residence where the eligible adult lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, but is not:
HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -3- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b (f-5) "Mandated reporter" means any of the following persons while engaged in carrying out their professional duties:
(5) field personnel of the Department of Public Aid, Department of Public Health, and Department of Human HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -4- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b Services, and any county or municipal health department;
(i) "Regional administrative agency" means any public or nonprofit agency in a planning and service area so designated by the Department, provided that the designated Area Agency HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -5- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b on Aging shall be designated the regional administrative agency if it so requests.
(b) coordination of efforts with other agencies, councils, and like entities, to include but not be limited to, the Office of the Attorney General, the State Police, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the State Triad, the Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Departments of Public Health, Public Aid, and Human Services, the Family Violence Coordinating Council, the Violence Prevention Authority, and other entities which may impact awareness of, and response to, elder abuse, neglect, and HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -6- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b financial exploitation;
(a) Any person who suspects the abuse, neglect, or HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -7- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b financial exploitation of an eligible adult may report this suspicion to an agency designated to receive such reports under this Act or to the Department.
(a-7) A person making a report under this Act in the belief that it is in the alleged victim's best interest shall HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -8- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b be immune from criminal or civil liability or professional disciplinary action on account of making the report, notwithstanding any requirements concerning the confidentiality of information with respect to such eligible adult which might otherwise be applicable.
(c) The identity of a person making a report of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect under this Act may be disclosed by the Department or other agency provided for in this Act HB0085 EngrossedEnrolled -9- LRB093 02692 LCB 02703 b only with such person's written consent or by court order.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0300
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Effective Date January 1, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
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Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Fiscal Note Filed revised as amended by House Amendments No. 1 & 2
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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Fiscal Note Filed
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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Assigned to Aging Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
Sponsors
- Lou Lang · Cosponsor
- Antonio Munoz · Cosponsor
- Iris Y. Martinez · Cosponsor
- James T. Meeks · Cosponsor
- Martin A. Sandoval · Cosponsor
- Edward D. Maloney · Cosponsor
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (7)
- Lou Lang
- Antonio Munoz
- Iris Y. Martinez
- James T. Meeks
- Martin A. Sandoval
- Edward D. Maloney
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Not Voting |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Not Voting |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 85 do?
- Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Extends the responsibilities of the Department on Aging to include education and warning programs about elder abuse in conjunction with other State departments, banks and other financial institutions, and utility companies. Provides that professionals who are mandated reporters who willfully fail to report suspected elder abuse shall be referred to the appropriate professional disciplinary board and that other mandated reporters who willfully fail to report are guilty of a misdemeanor. Extends the period of review by a provider agency of services provided to elders from up to one year to up to 2 years.
- Who sponsors HB 85?
- HB 85 is sponsored by Lou Lang, Antonio Munoz, Iris Y. Martinez, James T. Meeks, Martin A. Sandoval, Edward D. Maloney, and Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 85?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2003. Enacted.
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