---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD DEATH INVESTIGATION"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning do-not-resuscitate orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 320"
citation: "Illinois SB 320 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77008189-8c6c-4bf2-823f-dd86303d1318"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=320&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100260&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "9dea28279a29bdca0298ccbbe0dea5b20987981750134c8461a75928e4412924"
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 SB 320 (100th) — CHILD DEATH INVESTIGATION

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning do-not-resuscitate orders.

## 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=10000SB0320&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100260&DocNum=320&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0320eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100260&DocNum=320&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0320enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100260&DocNum=320&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017
- **2017-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 007-000-000
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0397 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77008189-8c6c-4bf2-823f-dd86303d1318`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).