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Bill ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON ACT Creates the Essential Support Person Act. Provides that a resident or the resident's representative may designate a primary essential support person and a secondary essential support person who may visit the resident despite general visitation restrictions imposed on other visitors, provided that the primary essential support person or secondary essential support person complies with any rules adopted by the Department of Public Health to protect the health, safety, and well-being of residents. Tasks the Department with establishing a statewide policy for visitation with a resident. Requires the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman to perform specified duties. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd SB 2322 Illinois SB 2322 (103rd)
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Illinois SB 2322 (103rd) — ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON ACT

Creates the Essential Support Person Act. Provides that a resident or the resident's representative may designate a primary essential support person and a secondary essential support person who may visit the resident despite general visitation restrictions imposed on other visitors, provided that the primary essential support person or secondary essential support person complies with any rules adopted by the Department of Public Health to protect the health, safety, and well-being of residents. Tasks the Department with establishing a statewide policy for visitation with a resident. Requires the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman to perform specified duties. Contains other provisions. 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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Executive, Amendment 1 — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1120 (pass) · lower
  • Executive — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Human Services — 90 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Charles Meier — primary (person)
  • Jil Tracy — primary (person)
  • Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
  • Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
  • Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
  • Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
  • Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
  • Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
  • Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
  • Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
  • Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy filing
  • 2023-02-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-10 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-02-28 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
  • 2023-03-09 Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
  • 2023-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  • 2023-03-10 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  • 2023-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  • 2023-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  • 2023-03-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
  • 2023-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  • 2023-03-29 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023
  • 2023-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
  • 2023-03-30 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Tracy amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2023-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  • 2023-03-31 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-03-31 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  • 2023-04-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-04-18 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-04-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
  • 2023-04-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  • 2023-04-26 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
  • 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-04-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  • 2023-04-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  • 2023-05-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-11 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  • 2023-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  • 2023-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-06-30 Effective Date June 30, 2023
  • 2023-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0261 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7abfc444-437b-4b60-8216-6b514572a800. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).