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SB 2256 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

DO NOT RESUSCTATE-LIFE SUSTAIN

Summary
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code, Nursing Home Care Act, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, Hospital Licensing Act, and Health Care Surrogate Act to refer to life sustaining treatment (instead of do not resuscitate) advance directive orders. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall publish (instead of adopt, by rule, and publish) Spanish language versions of specified health care directive forms. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to require that a life sustaining treatment advance directive be witnessed by one individual (instead of 2 individuals) 18 years of age or older.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009 Signed Aug 25, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2009 · House May 22, 2009

How they voted

56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 29, 2009
D Democratic36
35 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
10
Aug 25, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 28, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 26, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 22, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2009
upper
May 22, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 22, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 22, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (79-29-5)
house
May 20, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-002-000
lower
May 18, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
May 14, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 14, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André M. Thapedi
lower
Apr 29, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-001-000
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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