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HB 1351 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

AGING-TELEPHONE REASSURANCE

Summary
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to establish and administer, as a pilot program in 10 zip codes within the State, an automated wellness-check system. Provides that, under the system, senior citizens and individuals with a disability or illness may register with the Department to receive automated calls at an agreed-upon time and, if the dispatcher is unable to reach the registered person by telephone after 3 attempts in a 5-minute span, then a State or local law-enforcement officer will be sent to the person's home to check on his or her welfare. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Aug 2008
Introduced May 3, 2007 Signed Aug 13, 2008
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2008 · House May 3, 2007

How they voted

56–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 57
May 20, 2008
D Democratic35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 13, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2008
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 20, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-1)
senate
May 14, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 17, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
May 15, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 3, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 3, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (109-1-5)
house
May 2, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 27, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 011-001-000
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Aging Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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