Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2256 — DO NOT RESUSCTATE-LIFE SUSTAIN

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0765

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code, Nursing Home Care Act, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, Hospital Licensing Act, and Health Care Surrogate Act to refer to life sustaining treatment (instead of do not resuscitate) advance directive orders. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall publish (instead of adopt, by rule, and publish) Spanish language versions of specified health care directive forms. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to require that a life sustaining treatment advance directive be witnessed by one individual (instead of 2 individuals) 18 years of age or older.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 2256 clarify the requirements for signing a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) form. Now, a witness must confirm that the individual or their representative has read and signed the form, ensuring it is properly executed. This change is significant because it helps ensure that DNR requests are valid and respected, ultimately protecting both patients’ wishes and healthcare providers from potential legal issues.

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SB2256 Engrossed LRB096 03265 AJO 13282 b AN ACT concerning advance directives.
SB2256 Enrolled LRB096 03265 AJO 13282 b AN ACT concerning advance directives.
(b) Consent to a DNR Advance Directive may be obtained from the individual, or from another person at the individual's direction, or from the individual's legal guardian, agent under a power of attorney for health care, or surrogate decision SB2256 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 03265 AJO 13282 b maker, and witnessed by one individual 2 individuals 18 years of age or older.
(b) Consent to a DNR Advance Directive may be obtained from the individual, or from another person at the individual's direction, or from the individual's legal guardian, agent under a power of attorney for health care, or surrogate decision SB2256 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 03265 AJO 13282 b maker, and witnessed by one individual 2 individuals 18 years of age or older, who attests that the individual, other person, guardian, agent, or surrogate (1) has had an opportunity to read the form;
and (2) has signed the form or acknowledged his or her signature or mark on the form in the witness's presence.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0765

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2010

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2009

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-030-001

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

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-002-000

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

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

  19. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André M. Thapedi

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

  23. Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  25. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-001-000

  26. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  27. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  28. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

  29. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  30. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  31. Referred to Rules Committee

  32. First Reading

  33. Chief House Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  35. Arrived in House

  36. Third Reading - Passed; 054-005-000

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi

  40. Second Reading

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  44. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009

  46. Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000

  47. Assigned to Public Health

  48. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  49. Referred to Assignments

  50. First Reading

  51. Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

Sponsors

  • A. J. Wilhelmi · Cosponsor
  • William B. Black · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • A. J. Wilhelmi
  • William B. Black

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Not Voting
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Forby — 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 Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 83 Yea · 30 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 722704
Democrat 8300
Republican 3001
Total 833005
% of votes cast 70%25%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Madigan — Nay
Gordon, Careen — Yea
McAuliffe — Nay
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Moffitt — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Harris — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Howard — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Not Voting
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Nay
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Hannig — Nay
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Nay
Flider — Nay
Flowers — Not Voting
Franks — Nay
Froehlich — Nay
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Nay
Jackson — Yea
Leitch — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Senger — Yea
Soto — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Nay
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Nay
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Not Voting
Schmitz — Yea
Lang — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Nay
Beiser — Nay
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Nay
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Nay
May — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Nay
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Nay
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Nay
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45400
Democrat 8100
Republican 1000
Total 54500
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
McCarter — Nay
Hultgren — Nay
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Nay
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — 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 Nay
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2256 do?
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code, Nursing Home Care Act, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, Hospital Licensing Act, and Health Care Surrogate Act to refer to life sustaining treatment (instead of do not resuscitate) advance directive orders. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall publish (instead of adopt, by rule, and publish) Spanish language versions of specified health care directive forms. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to require that a life sustaining treatment advance directive be witnessed by one individual (instead of 2 individuals) 18 years of age or older.
Who sponsors SB 2256?
SB 2256 is sponsored by A. J. Wilhelmi and William B. Black.
What is the current status of SB 2256?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.
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