---
type: "Bill"
title: "OLDER ADULT SRVCS-BILL RIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Older Adult Services Act. Adds provisions creating a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, which includes the following rights: to basic safety; to information concerning the availability of home care services and other matters; to choice, participation, and self-determination in connection with planning home care services; to care and services provided in a way that promotes a consumer's dignity and individuality; and to redress of grievances. Requires the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the departments of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services and other agencies, to develop a plan for enforcing the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5852"
citation: "Illinois HB 5852 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04aaae0b-873a-4a77-84ea-6b6d2be0f007"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5852&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81153&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "89b0a6e48e45de36890b50d69e77790dee25291d50f5e8c5ca20c22d6d3717b6"
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 5852 (98th) — OLDER ADULT SRVCS-BILL RIGHTS

Amends the Older Adult Services Act. Adds provisions creating a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, which includes the following rights: to basic safety; to information concerning the availability of home care services and other matters; to choice, participation, and self-determination in connection with planning home care services; to care and services provided in a way that promotes a consumer's dignity and individuality; and to redress of grievances. Requires the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the departments of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services and other agencies, to develop a plan for enforcing the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights. 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=09800HB5852&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81153&DocNum=5852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5852eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81153&DocNum=5852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5852enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81153&DocNum=5852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0935 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04aaae0b-873a-4a77-84ea-6b6d2be0f007`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).