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HB 44 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

HOME CARE WORKER PROTECT ACT

Summary
Creates the Home Care Consumer and Worker Protection Act. If an agency places a home care worker with a consumer to provide home care services, requires the agency to give the worker and the consumer a notice setting forth the rights and responsibilities of each of them as well as appropriate phone numbers and addresses of the Office of the Attorney General. Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate complaints of violations of the Act, issue cease-and-desist orders, and seek injunctive relief. Provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for each day that a violation continues. Effective January 1, 2006.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
Jul 2005
House Passage
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2005 Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2005

How they voted

111–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 115
Apr 15, 2005
D Democratic63
59 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican52
52 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
66
Key actions
7
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Jul 1, 2005
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
upper
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2005
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
lower
Apr 15, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-4)
house
Apr 14, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 13, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
lower
Apr 11, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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