DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT-DEFINIT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Removes the definitions of "adult with disabilities" and "elder adult with disabilities". Provides that, under the definition of "family or household members", caregivers include former employees of facilities licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, and the federal Social Security Act. Provides, under the definition of a "high-risk adult with disabilities", that a person may be an adult with disabilities for purposes of this Act even though he or she has never been adjudicated an incompetent adult. Provides that no court proceeding may be initiated or continued on behalf of an adult with disabilities over that adult's objection, unless the proceeding is approved by his or her legal guardian, if any. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
Mar 2004
Senate Passage
Mar 2004
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2004
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2004
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 56
Mar 2, 2004
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 2, 2004
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-4)
senate
Feb 19, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 10, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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