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| Bill | HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE | Creates the Health Care Setting Violence Prevention Act. Requires health care settings, including hospitals, mental health evaluation and treatment facilities, community mental health programs, home health agencies, and hospice programs, by July 1, 2006, to adopt and implement a plan to reasonably prevent and protect employees from violence at the setting. Requires a health care setting to file copies of its plan, and copies of changes to the plan, with the Department of Labor and the Department of Human Services. Requires a review of the plan at least once every 3 years. Requires health care settings to provide violence prevention training to employees by July 1, 2007. Requires health care settings to keep records of violent acts against an employee, a patient, or a visitor and to forward copies of such records to the Department of Labor and the Department of Human Services. Provides for enforcement of the Act by the Department of Labor, and authorizes the Director of Labor to issue an order for correction to a health care setting fixing a time for abatement of a violation. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires that the Auditor General's audits of certain mental health and developmental disabilities facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services include their records concerning reports of suspected abuse of facility staff by facility residents or patients. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 399 | Illinois HB 399 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 95 | 4 | 2005-01-25 | 2005-07-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/052cf83e-52cf-4592-aae7-56cedaeb8174 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=399&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14652&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 495c712f45b48ff439b7b5da391df0f4197e4d9dbb30dfe146ccb9c3d06fb84b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 399 (94th) — HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Creates the Health Care Setting Violence Prevention Act. Requires health care settings, including hospitals, mental health evaluation and treatment facilities, community mental health programs, home health agencies, and hospice programs, by July 1, 2006, to adopt and implement a plan to reasonably prevent and protect employees from violence at the setting. Requires a health care setting to file copies of its plan, and copies of changes to the plan, with the Department of Labor and the Department of Human Services. Requires a review of the plan at least once every 3 years. Requires health care settings to provide violence prevention training to employees by July 1, 2007. Requires health care settings to keep records of violent acts against an employee, a patient, or a visitor and to forward copies of such records to the Department of Labor and the Department of Human Services. Provides for enforcement of the Act by the Department of Labor, and authorizes the Director of Labor to issue an order for correction to a health care setting fixing a time for abatement of a violation. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires that the Auditor General's audits of certain mental health and developmental disabilities facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services include their records concerning reports of suspected abuse of facility staff by facility residents or patients. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 111–1 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2005-01-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-02 Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2005-02-23 Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2005-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2005-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2005-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-03 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-03 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-09 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-14 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke
- 2005-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- 2005-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2005-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-16 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-03-23 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-03-28 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-04-05 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2005-04-05 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-002
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2005-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2005-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2005-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-04-08 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2005-04-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- 2005-04-13 Assigned to Health & Human Services
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2005-05-05 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- 2005-05-19 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson
amendment-passage - 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2005
- 2005-05-20 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005
reading-3 - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2005-05-27 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Halvorson
amendment-passage - 2005-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2005-05-28 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,3
- 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 007-000-000
- 2005-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 007-000-000
- 2005-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2005-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2005-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2005-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- 2005-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2005
- 2005-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0347
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/052cf83e-52cf-4592-aae7-56cedaeb8174. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).