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Bill	DPT AGING-ELDER ABUSE-NEGLECT	Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Eliminates a reference to a repealed Act. Provides that upon sufficient appropriations to implement a statewide program, the Department on Aging shall implement a program, based on the recommendations of the Elder Self-Neglect Steering Committee, in connection with reports of possible self-neglect; eliminates a provision requiring the Department to take certain actions by January 1, 2008. Adds the following as persons entitled to access to records: (1) an executor or administrator of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased; and (2) a coroner or medical examiner having proper jurisdiction, pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the coroner or medical examiner, under which the provider agency may furnish to the office of the coroner or medical examiner a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of death as a result of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. Provides for a consent to services by an agent having authority under a power of attorney. Makes other changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 3967	Illinois HB 3967 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	32	2	2009-02-26	2009-08-14	openstates	ocd-bill/91018c9d-26bc-4c2b-be30-cdd874b528a4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3967&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46808&SessionID=76&GA=96	738efea3dfe6f416a4a61a61e4d6bc2ad3b6adadc6d108a33e7a3a054f96db08	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3967 (96th) — DPT AGING-ELDER ABUSE-NEGLECT

Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Eliminates a reference to a repealed Act. Provides that upon sufficient appropriations to implement a statewide program, the Department on Aging shall implement a program, based on the recommendations of the Elder Self-Neglect Steering Committee, in connection with reports of possible self-neglect; eliminates a provision requiring the Department to take certain actions by January 1, 2008. Adds the following as persons entitled to access to records: (1) an executor or administrator of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased; and (2) a coroner or medical examiner having proper jurisdiction, pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the coroner or medical examiner, under which the provider agency may furnish to the office of the coroner or medical examiner a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of death as a result of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. Provides for a consent to services by an agent having authority under a power of attorney. Makes other changes.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez filing
• 2009-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-03 Assigned to Aging Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
• 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
• 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2009-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-31 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2009-04-29 Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
• 2009-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2009-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0526 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91018c9d-26bc-4c2b-be30-cdd874b528a4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).