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type: "Bill"
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title: "DAGING-OMBUDSMAN"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that regional long term care ombudsman programs may use trained volunteers to make routine visits to facilities licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, and the Social Security Act or to any other facility for which long term care ombudsmen are obligated to visit either by federal or State law. Sets forth requirements for the volunteers. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Includes a trained-volunteer program operated by a regional long term care ombudsman program within the definition of \"health care employer\". Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 2726"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2726 (93rd)"
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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: 61
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2004-02-04"
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last_action: "2004-08-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da1269f0-d811-479e-8bc2-c02466dbb524"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2726&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9436&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "b93b8d18e5d8d5ca50c02fb80663208cc3b8d005404e99bb3ede708873d1fa58"
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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 2726 (93rd) — DAGING-OMBUDSMAN
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Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that regional long term care ombudsman programs may use trained volunteers to make routine visits to facilities licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, and the Social Security Act or to any other facility for which long term care ombudsmen are obligated to visit either by federal or State law. Sets forth requirements for the volunteers. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Includes a trained-volunteer program operated by a regional long term care ombudsman program within the definition of "health care employer". 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2726&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9436&DocNum=2726&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2726eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9436&DocNum=2726&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2726enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9436&DocNum=2726&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Careen Gordon — cosponsor (person)
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- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
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- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
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- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
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- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
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- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ralph C. Capparelli — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
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- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
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- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
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- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2004-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
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- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2004-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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- **2004-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
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- **2004-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
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- **2004-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-02-25** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2004
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- **2004-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2004-03-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-03-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
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- **2004-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
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- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
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- **2004-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2004-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2004-04-02** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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- **2004-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
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- **2004-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
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- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
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- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2004-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
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- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2004-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2004-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2005
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- **2004-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0878 `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/da1269f0-d811-479e-8bc2-c02466dbb524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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