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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DPT AGING-ELDER ABUSE-NEGLECT"
+description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Eliminates a reference to a repealed Act. Provides that upon sufficient appropriations to implement a statewide program, the Department on Aging shall implement a program, based on the recommendations of the Elder Self-Neglect Steering Committee, in connection with reports of possible self-neglect; eliminates a provision requiring the Department to take certain actions by January 1, 2008. Adds the following as persons entitled to access to records: (1) an executor or administrator of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased; and (2) a coroner or medical examiner having proper jurisdiction, pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the coroner or medical examiner, under which the provider agency may furnish to the office of the coroner or medical examiner a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of death as a result of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. Provides for a consent to services by an agent having authority under a power of attorney. Makes other changes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 3967"
+citation: "Illinois HB 3967 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-26"
+last_action: "2009-08-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91018c9d-26bc-4c2b-be30-cdd874b528a4"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3967&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46808&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "738efea3dfe6f416a4a61a61e4d6bc2ad3b6adadc6d108a33e7a3a054f96db08"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 3967 (96th) — DPT AGING-ELDER ABUSE-NEGLECT
+
+Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Eliminates a reference to a repealed Act. Provides that upon sufficient appropriations to implement a statewide program, the Department on Aging shall implement a program, based on the recommendations of the Elder Self-Neglect Steering Committee, in connection with reports of possible self-neglect; eliminates a provision requiring the Department to take certain actions by January 1, 2008. Adds the following as persons entitled to access to records: (1) an executor or administrator of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased; and (2) a coroner or medical examiner having proper jurisdiction, pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the coroner or medical examiner, under which the provider agency may furnish to the office of the coroner or medical examiner a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of death as a result of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. Provides for a consent to services by an agent having authority under a power of attorney. Makes other changes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3967&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46808&DocNum=3967&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3967eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46808&DocNum=3967&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3967enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46808&DocNum=3967&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
+- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
+- **2009-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
+- **2009-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
+- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
+- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
+- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
+- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
+- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0526 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91018c9d-26bc-4c2b-be30-cdd874b528a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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