HB2812 — PATIENT RIGHTS-NEXT OF KIN
Last action — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Summary
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every health care facility in this State shall permit the next of kin of a patient who is on life support to remain with the patient, at the patient's bedside, irrespective of regular hours of visitation. Provides that health care facilities may institute reasonable policies, including reasonable requirements that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the next of kin, the patient, and the employees and other patients of the health care facility without revoking the basic right afforded to the next of kin of a patient who is on life support. Defines "next of kin".
Bill Text
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Read HB2812 on the official Illinois source →Action History
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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To Constitutional & Family Law Subcommittee
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To Constitutional & Family Law Subcommittee
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Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul Jacobs
Sponsors
- Paul Jacobs · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Paul Jacobs Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB2812 do?
- Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every health care facility in this State shall permit the next of kin of a patient who is on life support to remain with the patient, at the patient's bedside, irrespective of regular hours of visitation. Provides that health care facilities may institute reasonable policies, including reasonable requirements that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the next of kin, the patient, and the employees and other patients of the health care facility without revoking the basic right afforded to the next of kin of a patient who is on life support. Defines "next of kin".
- Who sponsors HB2812 ?
- HB2812 is sponsored by Paul Jacobs (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB2812 ?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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