Illinois SB1298

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On July 31, 2015 in the Senate:

Governor Approved
Effective Date January 27, 2016
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0222

On June 11, 2015 in the Senate:

Sent to the Governor

On May 13, 2015 in the Senate:

Passed Both Houses

On May 13, 2015 in the House:

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

On May 6, 2015 in the House:

Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

On April 29, 2015 in the House:

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

On April 28, 2015 in the House:

Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 013-000-000

On April 20, 2015 in the House:

Assigned to Human Services Committee

On April 14, 2015 in the House:

First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On March 27, 2015 in the House:

Arrived in House

On March 26, 2015 in the Senate:

Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000

On March 19, 2015 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015

On March 18, 2015 in the Senate:

Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015

On March 17, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

On March 11, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary

On March 10, 2015 in the Senate:

Re-referred to Judiciary

On March 9, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On March 3, 2015 in the Senate:

Postponed - Public Health

On February 25, 2015 in the Senate:

Assigned to Public Health

On February 18, 2015 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provision of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) provides that the definition of "hospital" means a hospital that provides general acute care that is either licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act (instead of a general acute care hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or the University of Illinois Hospital Act); (2) changes the defined term "after-care" to "after care" and makes conforming changes; (3) provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid power of attorney; and (4) in a provision concerning private rights of action, provides (i) that the Act shall not be construed to create a private right of action against certain entities solely for providing instruction to a designated caregiver and (ii) that certain entities shall not be held liable, except for willful or wanton misconduct, for services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient. Effective 180 days after becoming law.