SB 2977 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

HOSPITAL LICENSING-ABUSE

Summary
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In provisions regarding patient protection from abuse, provides that no patient, administrator, agent, or employee (rather than administrator, agent, or employee) of a hospital or a member of its medical staff may abuse a patient in the hospital. Provides that "abuse" in the provisions means any physical or mental injury or sexual abuse intentionally inflicted by, among other specified persons, a patient.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2022 Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 54
Feb 23, 2022
D Democratic36
33 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Mar 25, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health; 013-000-000
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Health
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors