---
type: "Bill"
title: "AGING-LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN"
description: "Amends the Older Adult Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 798"
citation: "Illinois SB 798 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2c558e4-9684-4033-b4be-3664635ebdf4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=798&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=70273&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0a5e3110ff9afc2bad86dac6ea9737bd6406ce795081760ecb1dfe6fa482bce2"
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 798 (98th) — AGING-LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

Amends the Older Adult Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800SB0798&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70273&DocNum=798&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0798eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70273&DocNum=798&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0798enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70273&DocNum=798&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-02-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2014
- **2014-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2014-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2014-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
- **2014-04-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2014
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 043-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 18, 2014
- **2014-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2014-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0989 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2c558e4-9684-4033-b4be-3664635ebdf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).