---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-NURSING HOME-MONITOR-RPTS"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health's placement of a monitor in a long-term care facility shall be for the purpose of working with the facility in a collaborative manner to achieve compliance with State regulations. Provides that the monitor shall file a written report (instead of report periodically) with the Department and also with the facility. Requires the monitor to participate in a meeting with the Department's regional representative and the facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5019"
citation: "Illinois HB 5019 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2013-01-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/581857a5-2151-4f7f-b0e3-2ff076e524e5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5019&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64976&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "85d7aa3f0425db1f97353c39bea4d944e1128c85f31350a55a5917783aee122c"
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 5019 (97th) — IDPH-NURSING HOME-MONITOR-RPTS

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health's placement of a monitor in a long-term care facility shall be for the purpose of working with the facility in a collaborative manner to achieve compliance with State regulations. Provides that the monitor shall file a written report (instead of report periodically) with the Department and also with the facility. Requires the monitor to participate in a meeting with the Department's regional representative and the facility. 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=09700HB5019&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64976&DocNum=5019&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5019eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64976&DocNum=5019&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5019enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64976&DocNum=5019&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-03-29** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-12-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-12-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-12-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-07** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As January 8, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2012-12-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As January 8, 2013
- **2013-01-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2013-01-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-01-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-01-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2013-01-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-01-02** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-01-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 2, 2013
- **2013-01-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-01-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 3, 2013
- **2013-01-03** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-01-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-01-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-01-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-01-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-01-06** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-01-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-01-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 006-000-000
- **2013-01-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2013-01-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-01-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2013-01-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2013-01-08** House Concurs
- **2013-01-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-01-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-01-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-01-29** Effective Date January 29, 2013
- **2013-01-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1159 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/581857a5-2151-4f7f-b0e3-2ff076e524e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).