---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURSING HOME-TRANSFER NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be notified when a resident is involuntarily transferred or discharged from a facility. Makes corresponding changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2619"
citation: "Illinois HB 2619 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Robyn Gabel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a13525e5-29a9-4a01-82ef-ab983c21ede9"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2619&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147735&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "8a36f0217aaa2c00f66e99acbbcb163530859fa09bf0441bb5229a3245d06518"
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 2619 (103rd) — NURSING HOME-TRANSFER NOTICE

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall be notified when a resident is involuntarily transferred or discharged from a facility. Makes corresponding changes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2619.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2619eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2619enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Health and Human Services — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Human Services — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2023-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2023-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0320 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a13525e5-29a9-4a01-82ef-ab983c21ede9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).