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| Bill | FRAIL INDIVIDUALS-VISITATION | Creates the Frail Individual Family Visitation Protection Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Kasem/Baksys Visitation Law. Defines "frail individual" and other terms. Provides that if a caregiver unreasonably prevents a family member of a frail individual from visiting the frail individual, the court, upon a verified petition by the family member, may order the caregiver to permit visitation between the frail individual and the family member if the court finds that the visitation is in the frail individual's best interests. Provides that in making its determination, the court shall consider the standards provided in the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the caregiver shall provide a person awarded reasonable visitation with notice of the frail individual's hospitalization or transfer to a healthcare facility, relocation to another residence, and death. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 4309 | Illinois HB 4309 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2018-01-23 | 2018-08-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/d5c77519-861c-4f03-84c7-3aecbfa4c74e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4309&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108838&SessionID=91&GA=100 | e6e403c1cb0daf6a621213cace7e35035b94d0949d351a330b54edd1a2b3adfd | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4309 (100th) — FRAIL INDIVIDUALS-VISITATION
Creates the Frail Individual Family Visitation Protection Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Kasem/Baksys Visitation Law. Defines "frail individual" and other terms. Provides that if a caregiver unreasonably prevents a family member of a frail individual from visiting the frail individual, the court, upon a verified petition by the family member, may order the caregiver to permit visitation between the frail individual and the family member if the court finds that the visitation is in the frail individual's best interests. Provides that in making its determination, the court shall consider the standards provided in the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the caregiver shall provide a person awarded reasonable visitation with notice of the frail individual's hospitalization or transfer to a healthcare facility, relocation to another residence, and death.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 102–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Sara Wojcicki Jimenez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-01-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
filing - 2018-01-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2018-01-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-02-12 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2018-02-28 To Trusts & Estates Law Subcommittee
- 2018-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- 2018-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2018-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
amendment-introduction - 2018-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2018-03-07 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-03-07 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2018-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2018-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
amendment-introduction - 2018-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- 2018-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2018-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-04-23 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2018-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- 2018-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-04-23 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-01 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2018-05-09 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2018-05-11 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- 2018-05-16 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2018-05-22 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-001-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2018
- 2018-05-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2018
- 2018-05-25 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
reading-3 - 2018-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2018-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2019
- 2018-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0850
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5c77519-861c-4f03-84c7-3aecbfa4c74e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).