---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-SERVICE-NURSING HOME"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that as to service of process on individuals, no employee of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act shall obstruct a person making service in compliance with the Code. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2428"
citation: "Illinois SB 2428 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b55f126f-dd69-456e-af67-0a54fe9863ea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2428&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36450&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "be8a186c90b6487ccbc74ff7c44945aa588d31f1b1152641d6e8c32dd53736b4"
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 2428 (95th) — CIV PRO-SERVICE-NURSING HOME

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that as to service of process on individuals, no employee of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act shall obstruct a person making service in compliance with the Code. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB2428&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36450&DocNum=2428&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2428eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36450&DocNum=2428&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2428enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36450&DocNum=2428&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2008-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2008
- **2008-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0858 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b55f126f-dd69-456e-af67-0a54fe9863ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).