Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 2 D cosponsors

SB1263      — HEALTH FACILITY-OUTDOOR ACCESS

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities have the right to outdoor access. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities and consumers served by mental health rehabilitation facilities shall be free to enter and leave the facilities as they choose. Provides that a facility may suspend this right only if the resident's or consumer's physician examines the resident or consumer and determines that leaving the facility would pose a danger to other residents or consumers or an immediate and substantial danger to the resident's or consumer's safety and well-being, which shall be explained to the resident or consumer and documented in the resident's or consumer's medical chart.

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  7. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025

  8. Postponed - Health and Human Services

  9. Postponed - Health and Human Services

  10. Postponed - Health and Human Services

  11. Assigned to Health and Human Services

  12. Referred to Assignments

  13. First Reading

  14. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB1263      do?
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities have the right to outdoor access. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities and consumers served by mental health rehabilitation facilities shall be free to enter and leave the facilities as they choose. Provides that a facility may suspend this right only if the resident's or consumer's physician examines the resident or consumer and determines that leaving the facility would pose a danger to other residents or consumers or an immediate and substantial danger to the resident's or consumer's safety and well-being, which shall be explained to the resident or consumer and documented in the resident's or consumer's medical chart.
Who sponsors SB1263     ?
SB1263      is sponsored by Omar Aquino (Democrat) and Karina Villa (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB1263     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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