--- type: "Bill" title: "AGING-TELEPHONE REASSURANCE" description: "Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to establish and administer, as a pilot program in 10 zip codes within the State, an automated wellness-check system. Provides that, under the system, senior citizens and individuals with a disability or illness may register with the Department to receive automated calls at an agreed-upon time and, if the dispatcher is unable to reach the registered person by telephone after 3 attempts in a 5-minute span, then a State or local law-enforcement officer will be sent to the person's home to check on his or her welfare. Effective immediately." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "95th" identifier: "HB 1351" citation: "Illinois HB 1351 (95th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 41 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2007-02-20" last_action: "2008-08-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/701b1130-6c31-42a0-8369-b516fa2b6872" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1351&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30121&SessionID=51&GA=95" source_hash: "6d3cc98400444c54225769cea99a3be48edffb58f8dae34ce8307eaa0d90bff8" 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 1351 (95th) — AGING-TELEPHONE REASSURANCE Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to establish and administer, as a pilot program in 10 zip codes within the State, an automated wellness-check system. Provides that, under the system, senior citizens and individuals with a disability or illness may register with the Department to receive automated calls at an agreed-upon time and, if the dispatcher is unable to reach the registered person by telephone after 3 attempts in a 5-minute span, then a State or local law-enforcement officer will be sent to the person's home to check on his or her welfare. 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=09500HB1351&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30121&DocNum=1351&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1351eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30121&DocNum=1351&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1351enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30121&DocNum=1351&GAID=9&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Gary Forby — cosponsor (person) - Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person) - Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2007-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `filing` - **2007-02-20** First Reading `reading-1` - **2007-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - **2007-02-22** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee` - **2007-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage` - **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction` - **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2007-03-27** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2007-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2007-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3` - **2007-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage` - **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2007-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-002 `reading-3, passage` - **2007-05-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland - **2007-05-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire - **2007-05-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis - **2007-05-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 8, 2007 `reading-1` - **2007-05-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - **2007-05-15** First Reading `reading-1` - **2007-05-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2008-04-17** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee` - **2008-04-30** Held in Human Services - **2008-05-08** Held in Human Services - **2008-05-14** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2008 - **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008 - **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby - **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein - **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses - **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2008-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2008-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2009 - **2008-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0808 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/701b1130-6c31-42a0-8369-b516fa2b6872`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).