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| Bill | NURSING HOME CLOSURE-NOTICE | Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if a facility is closing, the administrator (rather than owner) of the facility shall give 60 days (rather than 90 days) notice of the closing to the residents of the facility, to the resident's representative, and to other specified entities. Requires the administrator of the facility to provide notice of the closure to the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman. Provides that if the facility is closing because the Department of Public Health suspended, revoked, or denied renewal of the facility's license, then the administrator of the facility must provide notice no later than the date specified by the Department. Requires a facility to submit a closure plan to the Department for approval that addresses the safe and orderly transfer of residents. Provides that if a facility is closing in its entirety, then the facility shall not admit any new residents on or after the date notice is given to the Department. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 2968 | Illinois SB 2968 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2014-02-04 | 2014-08-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/afade2dd-7133-4ffd-abb0-8bcfc187cc67 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2968&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79183&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 6c54f7d007b36e1d94fb47652973629deb8a4045ee1be0774c6f8b841d3a4d27 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2968 (98th) — NURSING HOME CLOSURE-NOTICE
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if a facility is closing, the administrator (rather than owner) of the facility shall give 60 days (rather than 90 days) notice of the closing to the residents of the facility, to the resident's representative, and to other specified entities. Requires the administrator of the facility to provide notice of the closure to the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman. Provides that if the facility is closing because the Department of Public Health suspended, revoked, or denied renewal of the facility's license, then the administrator of the facility must provide notice no later than the date specified by the Department. Requires a facility to submit a closure plan to the Department for approval that addresses the safe and orderly transfer of residents. Provides that if a facility is closing in its entirety, then the facility shall not admit any new residents on or after the date notice is given to the Department. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 97–3 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs
filing - 2014-02-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-02-04 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-02-19 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2014-02-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2014-02-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2014-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs
amendment-introduction - 2014-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- 2014-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-02-26 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2014
- 2014-03-04 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2014
- 2014-03-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2014-03-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2014-03-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- 2014-03-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- 2014-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2014-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2014-03-06 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-03-06 Arrived in House
introduction - 2014-03-06 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- 2014-03-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-27 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2014-04-02 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2014-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- 2014-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- 2014-04-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2014-04-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2014-04-23 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2014-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2014-05-07 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2014-05-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-003-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-09 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-06 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-01 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-01 Effective Date August 1, 2014
- 2014-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0834
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/afade2dd-7133-4ffd-abb0-8bcfc187cc67. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).