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| Bill | CIV PRO-DECEASED-MED RECORDS | Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if there is no legally authorized personal representative for a deceased patient, the deceased had not appointed an agent under a power of attorney for health care who was authorized to act for the deceased after death, and the deceased had not specifically objected to disclosure in writing, a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of the deceased may request copies of the deceased patient's records and health care facilities and practitioners are authorized to provide a copy of those records upon payment of the statutory fee and a signed Authorized Relative Certification attesting to the fact that the person is authorized to receive the records. Sets forth the contents of the Authorized Relative Certification, provides for immunity, and amends other statutes to conform to the new provisions. Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Adds the function of accessing medical records to the existing instances when a health care agency may extend beyond the principal's death which now are to allow for an anatomical gift, an autopsy, or the disposition of remains. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | SB 1694 | Illinois SB 1694 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2011-02-09 | 2011-11-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/42dffcd5-a637-4167-ae0f-a9ee1bc1fe0e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1694&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57693&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 552cd8e330fe03f40c8a6f21bfca0f2ee79bf4a35a25ddfcf8679b4ff42b27a8 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1694 (97th) — CIV PRO-DECEASED-MED RECORDS
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if there is no legally authorized personal representative for a deceased patient, the deceased had not appointed an agent under a power of attorney for health care who was authorized to act for the deceased after death, and the deceased had not specifically objected to disclosure in writing, a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of the deceased may request copies of the deceased patient's records and health care facilities and practitioners are authorized to provide a copy of those records upon payment of the statutory fee and a signed Authorized Relative Certification attesting to the fact that the person is authorized to receive the records. Sets forth the contents of the Authorized Relative Certification, provides for immunity, and amends other statutes to conform to the new provisions. Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Adds the function of accessing medical records to the existing instances when a health care agency may extend beyond the principal's death which now are to allow for an anatomical gift, an autopsy, or the disposition of remains.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
filing - 2011-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-09 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2011-03-01 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2011-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2011-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2011-03-10 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2011
- 2011-03-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2011
- 2011-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2011-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- 2011-04-14 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Wilhelmi
amendment-passage - 2011-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2011-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-14 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-14 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- 2011-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-21 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-13 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- 2011-05-20 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- 2011-05-27 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- 2011-05-31 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-10-06 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2011
- 2011-10-06 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
referral-committee - 2011-10-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2011-10-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- 2011-10-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-10-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-10-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-10-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-10-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-10-26 3/5 Vote Required
- 2011-10-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-10-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- 2011-10-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-11-03 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-11-23 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-11-23 Effective Date November 23, 2011
- 2011-11-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0623
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/42dffcd5-a637-4167-ae0f-a9ee1bc1fe0e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).