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type: "Bill"
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title: "ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON ACT"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "SB 2322"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2322 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Charles Meier", "Jil Tracy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-10"
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last_action: "2023-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7abfc444-437b-4b60-8216-6b514572a800"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2322&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=147212&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "f0da50d8c5f079d6566b081f9a951083a5d9728c416b9b4143ed6bd4969cddfa"
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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 SB 2322 (103rd) — ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON ACT
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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.
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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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2322.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2322eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2322sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2322enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Executive, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Human Services — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Charles Meier — primary (person)
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- Jil Tracy — primary (person)
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- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
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- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
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- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
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- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
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- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy `filing`
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- **2023-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-10** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
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- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
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- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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- **2023-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
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- **2023-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
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- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
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- **2023-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023
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- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
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- **2023-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Tracy `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2023-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
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- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
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- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
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- **2023-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
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- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
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- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
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- **2023-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
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- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
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- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
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- **2023-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
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- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
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- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0261 `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/7abfc444-437b-4b60-8216-6b514572a800`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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