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HB 85 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

ELDER ABUSE-EXTENDED REPORTING

Summary
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Extends the responsibilities of the Department on Aging to include education and warning programs about elder abuse in conjunction with other State departments, banks and other financial institutions, and utility companies. Provides that professionals who are mandated reporters who willfully fail to report suspected elder abuse shall be referred to the appropriate professional disciplinary board and that other mandated reporters who willfully fail to report are guilty of a misdemeanor. Extends the period of review by a provider agency of services provided to elders from up to one year to up to 2 years.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Apr 2, 2003 Signed Jul 23, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2003 · House Mar 27, 2003

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
May 7, 2003
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
66
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jul 23, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 7, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 7, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-1)
senate
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-1)
house
Mar 26, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Aging Committee
lower
Jan 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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