---
type: "Bill"
title: "POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the examination of health care records."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 159"
citation: "Illinois SB 159 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4efd7ee2-6bf6-4401-b57e-d85151a4e772"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=159&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84118&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "f91fc73096729c6016ef9c7c8e0ab3b8e30a18ec1367b0f13560c463a4089b46"
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 159 (99th) — POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the examination of health care records.

## 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=09900SB0159&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84118&DocNum=159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0159eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84118&DocNum=159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0159enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84118&DocNum=159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2015-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2015-04-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 21, 2015
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0328 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4efd7ee2-6bf6-4401-b57e-d85151a4e772`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).