---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELDER ABUSE-REPORT-RESPONSE"
description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that in the case of a report of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect that places an eligible adult at risk of injury or death, a provider agency shall respond to the report without delay and shall ensure that it is capable of responding to such a report 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Provides that a provider agency may use an on-call system to respond to reports of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect after hours and on weekends. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 340"
citation: "Illinois SB 340 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51d70a41-8232-4319-bcce-b048c5e63169"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=340&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27961&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "889328b295db4c4b8257a6ce539a4e391475343dc5568e357763ceaccc42a6b0"
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 340 (95th) — ELDER ABUSE-REPORT-RESPONSE

Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that in the case of a report of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect that places an eligible adult at risk of injury or death, a provider agency shall respond to the report without delay and shall ensure that it is capable of responding to such a report 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Provides that a provider agency may use an on-call system to respond to reports of alleged or suspected abuse or neglect after hours and on weekends. 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=09500SB0340&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27961&DocNum=340&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0340eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27961&DocNum=340&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0340enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27961&DocNum=340&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2007-03-01** Postponed - Human Services
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-03-08** Postponed - Human Services
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2007-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2007
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0473 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51d70a41-8232-4319-bcce-b048c5e63169`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).