---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURSING HOME-RESIDENT HANDLING"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 680"
citation: "Illinois SB 680 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99af69ec-50e6-4843-acc3-7be5a611c834"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=680&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55509&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9d9ee420af55a50b4bc8042262f5c64cbb29e6999c833b0b57bae1fd91d62a89"
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 680 (97th) — NURSING HOME-RESIDENT HANDLING

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.

## 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=09700SB0680&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55509&DocNum=680&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0680eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55509&DocNum=680&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0680enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55509&DocNum=680&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-10-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2012-01-14** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-02-27** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2012
- **2012-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2012-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2012-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0866 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99af69ec-50e6-4843-acc3-7be5a611c834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).