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Bill	POWER OF ATTORNEY-SHORT FORM	Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to post on its website information regarding the physical or electronic possession of a statutory short form power of attorney for health care. Requires the Department to create an information campaign regarding the changes made by the amendatory Act. Amends the Powers Of Attorney For Health Care Article of the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Changes the statutory short form power of attorney for health care to include the option to present the form electronically as proof of agency. Provides that, if the principal has authorized the agent to present the statutory short form electronically, an attending physician, emergency medical services personnel, or health care provider shall not refuse to give effect to a health care agency if the agent presents an electronic device displaying an electronic copy of an executed form as proof of the health care agency. Requires any person or entity that provides a statutory short form to the public to post information on its website regarding the changes made by the amendatory Act for a period of 2 years. Makes conforming changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 5047	Illinois HB 5047 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Laura Fine	4	32	2	2022-01-26	2022-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/805ef142-d91e-4ba6-9765-4b05956dcaea	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5047&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139532&SessionID=110&GA=102	3fcf1d08bda5f07355392f48e144249f58485f79ee0c2064846a0ec5fde74d2a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5047 (102nd) — POWER OF ATTORNEY-SHORT FORM

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to post on its website information regarding the physical or electronic possession of a statutory short form power of attorney for health care. Requires the Department to create an information campaign regarding the changes made by the amendatory Act. Amends the Powers Of Attorney For Health Care Article of the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Changes the statutory short form power of attorney for health care to include the option to present the form electronically as proof of agency. Provides that, if the principal has authorized the agent to present the statutory short form electronically, an attending physician, emergency medical services personnel, or health care provider shall not refuse to give effect to a health care agency if the agent presents an electronic device displaying an electronic copy of an executed form as proof of the health care agency. Requires any person or entity that provides a statutory short form to the public to post information on its website regarding the changes made by the amendatory Act for a period of 2 years. Makes conforming changes.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
• Laura Fine — primary (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz filing
• 2022-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-09 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2022-02-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-02-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-02-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-24 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-02-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2022-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2022-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-03-02 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2022-03-09 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2022
• 2022-03-23 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
• 2022-03-31 Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-13 Effective Date January 1, 2023
• 2022-05-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0794 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/805ef142-d91e-4ba6-9765-4b05956dcaea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).