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type: "Bill"
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title: "POWER OF ATTORNEY ELDER ABUSE"
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description: "Amends the Power of Attorney Act. Provides that in the event that a principal of a power of attorney is incapacitated and the agent fails, within 21 days after a request, to provide records of receipts, disbursements, and significant actions to an elder abuse provider agency, the State Long Term Care Ombudsman, or the Inspector General of the Department of Human Services, the agency or the Ombudsman may petition the court to compel the production of the documents. Provides that failure to produce the records without good cause may subject the agent to a court order for costs, attorney's fees, and other relief. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 2601"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2601 (94th)"
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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: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2006-01-20"
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last_action: "2006-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b277869-d14a-4408-a2bf-765ee881f297"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2601&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23524&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "25b3a06ff31e3e8868a0b835e5b0365bb45a31009a4dd5d6398f6b0a03c17206"
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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 2601 (94th) — POWER OF ATTORNEY ELDER ABUSE
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Amends the Power of Attorney Act. Provides that in the event that a principal of a power of attorney is incapacitated and the agent fails, within 21 days after a request, to provide records of receipts, disbursements, and significant actions to an elder abuse provider agency, the State Long Term Care Ombudsman, or the Inspector General of the Department of Human Services, the agency or the Ombudsman may petition the court to compel the production of the documents. Provides that failure to produce the records without good cause may subject the agent to a court order for costs, attorney's fees, and other relief. 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=09400SB2601&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23524&DocNum=2601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2601eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23524&DocNum=2601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2601enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23524&DocNum=2601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- William R. Haine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
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- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
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- **2006-02-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
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- **2006-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
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- **2006-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2006-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
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- **2006-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2006-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2006-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2006-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-06-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-06-13** Effective Date June 13, 2006
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- **2006-06-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0850 `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/0b277869-d14a-4408-a2bf-765ee881f297`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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