---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELDER ABUSE&NEGLECT-DEFINITION"
description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Redefines \"domestic living situation\" to mean a residence where the eligible adult at the time of the report lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, with certain exceptions (rather than a residence where the eligible adult lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, with certain exceptions). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2020"
citation: "Illinois HB 2020 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba4671b0-b9cf-4ab4-9ae4-8ae34862b873"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2020&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59221&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "64c2ab9f9bb43fbdf5de4f85597952a989553b634596c6345fe8de77f536bc7b"
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 2020 (97th) — ELDER ABUSE&NEGLECT-DEFINITION

Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Redefines "domestic living situation" to mean a residence where the eligible adult at the time of the report lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, with certain exceptions (rather than a residence where the eligible adult lives alone or with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or a board and care home or other community-based unlicensed facility, with certain exceptions). 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=09700HB2020&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59221&DocNum=2020&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2020eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59221&DocNum=2020&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2020enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59221&DocNum=2020&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
- **2011-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2011-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2011-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2011
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0300 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba4671b0-b9cf-4ab4-9ae4-8ae34862b873`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).