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Bill BRIAN'S LAW Creates the Developmental Disability Institutional Safety Act ("Brian's Law"). Requires the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Department of Public Health to develop teams of monitors to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals residing at State-operated developmental disability institutions. Authorizes these teams to conduct site visits at these institutions and to report on their observations. Requires the Departments to develop and implement action plans to respond to these reports. Requires the Departments to develop a team of experts to investigate and report on the deaths of individuals who are under the care of these institutions. Requires the Departments to develop plans of prevention within 90 days after the completion of an investigation into the death of an individual at one of these institutions. Requires the Department of Human Service to provide certain information to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Provides that neglect includes the failure to follow medical and personal care protocols, such as dietary restrictions, regardless of whether that failure causes injury, and that abuse includes inadequate medical care that, regardless of the final cause of death, compromises an individual's health or leads to serious medical consequences followed by the individuals' death. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 5152 Illinois HB 5152 (96th)
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Illinois HB 5152 (96th) — BRIAN'S LAW

Creates the Developmental Disability Institutional Safety Act ("Brian's Law"). Requires the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Department of Public Health to develop teams of monitors to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals residing at State-operated developmental disability institutions. Authorizes these teams to conduct site visits at these institutions and to report on their observations. Requires the Departments to develop and implement action plans to respond to these reports. Requires the Departments to develop a team of experts to investigate and report on the deaths of individuals who are under the care of these institutions. Requires the Departments to develop plans of prevention within 90 days after the completion of an investigation into the death of an individual at one of these institutions. Requires the Department of Human Service to provide certain information to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Provides that neglect includes the failure to follow medical and personal care protocols, such as dietary restrictions, regardless of whether that failure causes injury, and that abuse includes inadequate medical care that, regardless of the final cause of death, compromises an individual's health or leads to serious medical consequences followed by the individuals' death.

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 — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 541 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
  • William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2010-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz filing
  • 2010-01-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2010-01-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-02-09 Assigned to Disability Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2010-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2010-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2010-03-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2010-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2010-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  • 2010-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
  • 2010-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  • 2010-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2010-03-19 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2010-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
  • 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz amendment-introduction
  • 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2010-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2010-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2010-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2010-03-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2010-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
  • 2010-04-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2010-04-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2010-04-06 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
  • 2010-04-14 Postponed - Human Services
  • 2010-04-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
  • 2010-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2010-04-20 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2010-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
  • 2010-04-21 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2010-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
  • 2010-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2010-04-27 Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2010-04-27 Passed Both Houses
  • 2010-05-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2010-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2010-07-23 Effective Date January 1, 2011
  • 2010-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1235 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d44a9bc7-d12f-4898-ae69-20388626906f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).