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type: "Bill"
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title: "EMERGENCY PHONE ACT-DISABLED"
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description: "Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that in order to enable access to a 9-1-1 system for cognitively-impaired, disabled, or special needs persons, the installation or connection of any automatic alarm, automatic alerting device, or mechanical dialer shall be allowed. Provides that the device shall be used only in an emergency situation reported by a caregiver after initiating a missing person's report. Sets forth the requirements for the device."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 1610"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1610 (97th)"
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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: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-15"
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last_action: "2011-07-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3ec3362-6793-40f2-a507-5c3566c7e23a"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1610&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58763&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "2843b9f15e7d16e2546c5abbc6ca6d2c1e927af2a1697ed0b866e084a0ff64df"
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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 HB 1610 (97th) — EMERGENCY PHONE ACT-DISABLED
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Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that in order to enable access to a 9-1-1 system for cognitively-impaired, disabled, or special needs persons, the installation or connection of any automatic alarm, automatic alerting device, or mechanical dialer shall be allowed. Provides that the device shall be used only in an emergency situation reported by a caregiver after initiating a missing person's report. Sets forth the requirements for the device.
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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=09700HB1610&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58763&DocNum=1610&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1610eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58763&DocNum=1610&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1610enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58763&DocNum=1610&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **38–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen May — primary (person)
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- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
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- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Telecommunications `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
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- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Telecommunications; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
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- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Millner
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- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
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- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2011-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2011-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2011-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 038-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0082 `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/b3ec3362-6793-40f2-a507-5c3566c7e23a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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