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type: "Bill"
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title: "POWER OF ATTORNEY OMBUDSMAN"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that if the agent fails to provide his or her record of all receipts, disbursements, and significant actions taken under the authority of the agency within 21 days after a request by specified persons, a representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (rather than the State Long Term Care Ombudsman) may petition the court for an order requiring the agent to produce his or her record of receipts, disbursements, and significant actions. Provides that if the court finds that the agent's failure to provide his or her record in a timely manner to a representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman was without good cause, the court may assess reasonable costs and attorney's fees against the agent, and order such other relief as is appropriate."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 4879"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4879 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-14"
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last_action: "2018-08-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53c4c011-41ed-4196-984f-a79196ca64fd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4879&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110264&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "1e49a0b195b359f2fb958394b6b1c15f4fcf2685e70d42ff822ddd41924ccc9c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4879 (100th) — POWER OF ATTORNEY OMBUDSMAN
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Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that if the agent fails to provide his or her record of all receipts, disbursements, and significant actions taken under the authority of the agency within 21 days after a request by specified persons, a representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (rather than the State Long Term Care Ombudsman) may petition the court for an order requiring the agent to produce his or her record of receipts, disbursements, and significant actions. Provides that if the court finds that the agent's failure to provide his or her record in a timely manner to a representative of the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman was without good cause, the court may assess reasonable costs and attorney's fees against the agent, and order such other relief as is appropriate.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4879&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110264&DocNum=4879&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4879eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110264&DocNum=4879&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4879enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110264&DocNum=4879&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `filing`
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- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-07** To Trusts & Estates Law Subcommittee
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- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
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- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
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- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
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- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
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- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0952 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53c4c011-41ed-4196-984f-a79196ca64fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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