Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 4237 — DPT VET AFF-IDPH-VETS HOMES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0703

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    Passed House
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if there is a conflict between the provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act shall apply. Provides that an Illinois Veterans Home licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from certain provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, including provisions concerning license fees, licensing by municipalities, facility plan review, annual financial statements, violations and penalties, and actions by residents for injunctive and declaratory relief. Provides that such a Home is also exempt from provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning standards for facilities, so long as the Home meets the standards for similar provisions required or regulated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

36 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 4237 clarify how penalties for veterans' homes can be handled. Now, if a veterans home operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs incurs a fine, the cost of necessary improvements or repairs can offset that penalty, meaning the Department of Public Health will not impose the fine if the Veterans’ Affairs Department has already spent the money on fixing issues. This change aims to encourage prompt corrective action in veterans' homes by alleviating the financial burden of fines, which ultimately benefits the residents by ensuring their living conditions are improved more quickly.

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HB4237 Engrossed LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
HB4237 Enrolled LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding Section 3-101.5 as follows:
The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding Sections 3-101.5 and 3-308.5 as follows:
An Illinois HB4237 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b Veterans Home licensed under this Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from the license fee provisions of Section 3-103 of this Act and the provisions of Sections 3-104 through 3-106, 3-202.5, 3-208, 3-301 through 3-517, and 3-603 through 3-607 of this Act.
An Illinois HB4237 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b Veterans Home licensed under this Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from the license fee provisions of Section 3-103 of this Act and the provisions of Sections 3-104 through 3-106, 3-202.5, 3-208, 3-302, 3-303, 3-401 through 3-423, 3-503 through 3-517, and 3-603 through 3-607 of this Act.
Such a Home is also exempt from Section 3-202 of this Act so long as the Home meets the standards for similar provisions required or regulated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
A monitor or receiver shall be placed in an Illinois Veterans Home only by court order or by agreement between the Director of Public Health, the Director of Veterans' Affairs, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(210 ILCS 45/3-308.5 new) Sec.
3-308.5.
Facilities operated by Department of Veterans' Affairs;
penalty offset.
(a) In the case of a veterans home, institution, or other place operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, the amount of any penalty or fine shall be offset by the cost of the plan of correction, capital improvements, or physical plant repairs.
For purposes of this Section only, "offset" means that the amount that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs expends to pay for the cost of a plan of correction shall be deemed by the Illinois Department of Public Health to fully satisfy any monetary penalty or fine imposed by the Department of Public Health.
Once a fine or monetary penalty is offset pursuant to this Section, in no case may the Department of Public Health, with HB4237 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 07701 DRJ 17802 b respect to the offense for which the fine or penalty was levied, continue to purport to impose a fine or monetary penalty upon the Department of Veterans' Affairs for that violation.
(b) The Director of Public Health shall issue a Declaration to the Director of Veterans' Affairs confirming the citation of each Type "A" violation and request that immediate action be taken to protect the health and safety of the veterans in the facility.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0703

  2. Effective Date August 25, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Frank J. Mautino

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  11. Arrived in House

  12. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009

  14. Second Reading

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009

  16. Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  18. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs

  19. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  20. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  21. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  22. Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs

  23. Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs

  24. Referred to Assignments

  25. First Reading

  26. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  27. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009

  29. Arrive in Senate

  30. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000

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

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

  33. Second Reading - Short Debate

  34. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  35. Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000

  36. Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

  37. Referred to Rules Committee

  38. First Reading

  39. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino

Sponsors

  • Frank J. Mautino · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Frank J. Mautino

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102001
Democrat 11000
Republican 4000
Total 117001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Mell — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Flowers — Not Voting
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker 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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Silverstein — Not Voting
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Not Voting
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100003
Democrat 11000
Republican 3001
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Senger — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Not Voting
Mulligan — Not Voting
Kosel — Not Voting
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Mell — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Brady — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wait — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Washington — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker 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 Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4237 do?
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if there is a conflict between the provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act shall apply. Provides that an Illinois Veterans Home licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act and operated by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is exempt from certain provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, including provisions concerning license fees, licensing by municipalities, facility plan review, annual financial statements, violations and penalties, and actions by residents for injunctive and declaratory relief. Provides that such a Home is also exempt from provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning standards for facilities, so long as the Home meets the standards for similar provisions required or regulated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 4237?
HB 4237 is sponsored by Frank J. Mautino.
What is the current status of HB 4237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2009. Enacted.
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