republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-3986.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELDER ABUSE-INTERNET RPT TOOL"
description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that the Department on Aging or the agency designated to receive mandated reports of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect shall establish a manner in which a mandated reporter can make a report of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect through a confidential Internet reporting tool. Provides that information sent and received through the confidential Internet reporting tool is subject to the same rules as other types of reporting established by the designated agency or the Department. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3986"
citation: "Illinois HB 3986 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-17"
last_action: "2012-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7598cbbe-fc18-44d2-a12f-9c4ca5f96676"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3986&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62928&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8c76dbf9de687fbdcf1ace094b40ad0a2529728dd7bfd8a6685112a6b33cf0a5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3986 (97th) — ELDER ABUSE-INTERNET RPT TOOL

Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that the Department on Aging or the agency designated to receive mandated reports of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect shall establish a manner in which a mandated reporter can make a report of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect through a confidential Internet reporting tool. Provides that information sent and received through the confidential Internet reporting tool is subject to the same rules as other types of reporting established by the designated agency or the Department. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3986&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62928&DocNum=3986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3986eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62928&DocNum=3986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3986enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62928&DocNum=3986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2012-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2012-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Aging Committee
- **2012-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2012
- **2012-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0860 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7598cbbe-fc18-44d2-a12f-9c4ca5f96676`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).