---
type: "Bill"
title: "RESIDENT/PATIENT PHONE CALL"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Upon request, requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident or patient and a family member of the resident or patient each day during a pandemic or other public health emergency. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3147"
citation: "Illinois HB 3147 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Natalie A. Manley", "Thomas Cullerton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dce01a32-4b8d-4b8a-8732-aa37a3b4f80a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3147&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132072&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0f115b0fe84b92974d0b0b2142415ee188a98c12e603e747927b076ad256a4eb"
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 3147 (102nd) — RESIDENT/PATIENT PHONE CALL

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Upon request, requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to facilitate at least one phone call or video call between a resident or patient and a family member of the resident or patient each day during a pandemic or other public health emergency. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3147.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3147eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3147ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3147enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2021-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2021-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2021-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Health; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-06-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2021
- **2021-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0398 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dce01a32-4b8d-4b8a-8732-aa37a3b4f80a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).