--- type: "Bill" title: "HEALTH CARE-CLOSED CAPTIONING" description: "Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, Nursing Home Care Act, MC/DD Act, ID/DD Community Care Act, Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, Hospital Licensing Act, and Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that for hospitals, alternative health care models, Community Living Facilities, long-term care facilities, MC/DD facilities, ID/DD facilities, specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities, and community-integrated living arrangements, reasonable efforts must be made to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's, resident's, or consumer's room or to enable the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the general public or a patient if the television includes a closed captioning feature, or if a staff member deactivates a closed captioning feature unless the deactivation was done so knowingly or intentionally, or if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by specified individuals. Provides that if there is not a television with a closed captioning feature available, then it must be ensured that all televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective date of the amendatory Act include a closed captioning feature. Provides that certain provisions concerning closed captioning shall not apply to televisions that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not owned by the facility." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "101st" identifier: "HB 3468" citation: "Illinois HB 3468 (101st)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 49 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2019-02-15" last_action: "2019-07-22" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/497e16ed-51fe-4abb-b919-f7e836d6f153" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3468&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120079&SessionID=108&GA=101" source_hash: "cf0db14e1e0415cf66bb319587ab10326cdf99c5b043e303c760a8f820bb11d7" 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 3468 (101st) — HEALTH CARE-CLOSED CAPTIONING Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, Nursing Home Care Act, MC/DD Act, ID/DD Community Care Act, Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, Hospital Licensing Act, and Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that for hospitals, alternative health care models, Community Living Facilities, long-term care facilities, MC/DD facilities, ID/DD facilities, specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities, and community-integrated living arrangements, reasonable efforts must be made to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's, resident's, or consumer's room or to enable the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the general public or a patient if the television includes a closed captioning feature, or if a staff member deactivates a closed captioning feature unless the deactivation was done so knowingly or intentionally, or if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by specified individuals. Provides that if there is not a television with a closed captioning feature available, then it must be ensured that all televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective date of the amendatory Act include a closed captioning feature. Provides that certain provisions concerning closed captioning shall not apply to televisions that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not owned by the facility. ## 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=10100HB3468&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120079&DocNum=3468&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3468eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120079&DocNum=3468&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3468enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120079&DocNum=3468&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person) - Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person) - Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person) - Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person) - Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person) - Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person) - Monica Bristow — primary (person) - Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person) - Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person) - Terry Link — primary (person) - Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow `filing` - **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1` - **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2019-03-05** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee` - **2019-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II - **2019-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy - **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow `amendment-introduction` - **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2019-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2019-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure` - **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2019-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart - **2019-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow `amendment-introduction` - **2019-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2019-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b) Rep. Monica Bristow - **2019-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow `amendment-introduction` - **2019-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2019-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee - **2019-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman - **2019-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams - **2019-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Monica Bristow - **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2019-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Tabled `withdrawal` - **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit - **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 `reading-1` - **2019-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link - **2019-04-24** First Reading `reading-1` - **2019-04-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2019-04-24** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee` - **2019-05-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 - **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 - **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe - **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III - **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. - **2019-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2019-05-17** Passed Both Houses - **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson - **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2019-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2019-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2020 - **2019-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0116 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/497e16ed-51fe-4abb-b919-f7e836d6f153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).