---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURS HOME-RESIDENT ID WRISTLET"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that when resident identification bracelets are required, they must identify the issuing facility's telephone number. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5009"
citation: "Illinois HB 5009 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b2eac20-a800-40c9-a733-e11a04251ce2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5009&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64955&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d871719f1d9111bf9a28baf2cefac2abea9b42bf71cc7b56b74d91bb5a5b8c0e"
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 5009 (97th) — NURS HOME-RESIDENT ID WRISTLET

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that when resident identification bracelets are required, they must identify the issuing facility's telephone number. 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=09700HB5009&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64955&DocNum=5009&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5009eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64955&DocNum=5009&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5009enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64955&DocNum=5009&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-29** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2012
- **2012-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0861 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b2eac20-a800-40c9-a733-e11a04251ce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).