---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURSING HOME-RESID ID WRISTLET"
description: "Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Removes provisions that prohibit the use of resident identification wristlets without a physician's order. Requires identification wristlets to be employed for every resident."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 223"
citation: "Illinois HB 223 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-07"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e927d6f8-7f6d-4712-bb3f-801a95ba49d6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=223&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99181&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5e48563d76c23ebe51c424f1ff5536a7dbe523411bdcf7ddcf883115c5e8adeb"
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 223 (100th) — NURSING HOME-RESID ID WRISTLET

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Removes provisions that prohibit the use of resident identification wristlets without a physician's order. Requires identification wristlets to be employed for every resident.

## 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=10000HB0223&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99181&DocNum=223&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0223eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99181&DocNum=223&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0223enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99181&DocNum=223&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-07** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2017-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2017-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0293 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e927d6f8-7f6d-4712-bb3f-801a95ba49d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).