republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5266.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELDER ABUSE-RECORDS ACCESS"
description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Expands the list of persons and agencies that shall have access to all records generated as a result of a report of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect to include a law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district having proper jurisdiction pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district under which the provider agency may furnish to the law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5266"
citation: "Illinois HB 5266 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d708c54-b819-4e8f-8601-ad6efc63b057"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5266&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65435&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "a67ab0c0ac2c53b07ba24ffa2935bbca21da7baf8e9ffef0406eca81e38520ae"
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 5266 (97th) — ELDER ABUSE-RECORDS ACCESS

Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Expands the list of persons and agencies that shall have access to all records generated as a result of a report of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect to include a law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district having proper jurisdiction pursuant to a written agreement between a provider agency and the law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district under which the provider agency may furnish to the law enforcement agency, fire department agency, or fire protection district a list of all eligible adults who may be at imminent risk of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect.

## 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=09700HB5266&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65435&DocNum=5266&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5266eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65435&DocNum=5266&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5266enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65435&DocNum=5266&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Judiciary; 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
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0864 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d708c54-b819-4e8f-8601-ad6efc63b057`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).