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Bill VETERANS HOME-NOTICE-DISEASE Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires that, if an Illinois Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local health department; or any other State agency or government entity, then, within 24 hours after the facility is notified of the second diagnosis, the Illinois Veterans Home must: (1) provide a written notification of the incidence of the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin; (2) post a notification of the incidence of the infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home; and (3) provide a written notification to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance with the notification requirements concerning residents and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin. Requires that, in addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are available to the residents. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are available to the residents on their websites. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th HB 4278 Illinois HB 4278 (100th)
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Illinois HB 4278 (100th) — VETERANS HOME-NOTICE-DISEASE

Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires that, if an Illinois Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local health department; or any other State agency or government entity, then, within 24 hours after the facility is notified of the second diagnosis, the Illinois Veterans Home must: (1) provide a written notification of the incidence of the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin; (2) post a notification of the incidence of the infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home; and (3) provide a written notification to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance with the notification requirements concerning residents and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin. Requires that, in addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are available to the residents. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are available to the residents on their websites. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 520 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
  • Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
  • Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-01-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit filing
  • 2018-01-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
  • 2018-01-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  • 2018-01-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2018-01-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-01-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  • 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  • 2018-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
  • 2018-01-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
  • 2018-01-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  • 2018-01-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  • 2018-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
  • 2018-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
  • 2018-04-03 Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-04-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2018-04-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit amendment-introduction
  • 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
  • 2018-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2018-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2018-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2018-04-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-05-01 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2018-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
  • 2018-05-01 First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-05-01 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2018-05-02 Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2018-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
  • 2018-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2018-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
  • 2018-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2018-05-10 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-05-10 Passed Both Houses
  • 2018-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2018-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
  • 2018-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  • 2018-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2018-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2018-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
  • 2018-06-08 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2018-07-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2018-07-27 Effective Date July 27, 2018
  • 2018-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0632 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b7f82b5f-cf3e-43f2-9fdd-cbe451beaf63. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).