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SB 2258 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

HEALTHCARE SURROGATE-AUTH CONT

Summary
Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that each health care facility shall maintain any advance directives proffered by the patient or other authorized person in the patient's records (instead of patient's records for the duration of the patient's stay). Provides that any surrogate shall have the authority to make decisions until removed by the patient who no longer lacks decision making capacity, appointment of a guardian of the person, or the patient's death. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009 Signed Aug 14, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2009 · House May 19, 2009

How they voted

56–2
Passed
Total votes 58
Apr 2, 2009
D Democratic36
36 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
20 Yea 2 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 14, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 19, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 19, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (109-0-4)
house
Apr 29, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
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
Apr 2, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-2)
senate
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 · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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