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type: "Bill"
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title: "NURSING HOME CLOSURE-NOTICE"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 2968"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2968 (98th)"
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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: 46
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-04"
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last_action: "2014-08-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afade2dd-7133-4ffd-abb0-8bcfc187cc67"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2968&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79183&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "6c54f7d007b36e1d94fb47652973629deb8a4045ee1be0774c6f8b841d3a4d27"
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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 SB 2968 (98th) — NURSING HOME CLOSURE-NOTICE
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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.
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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=09800SB2968&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79183&DocNum=2968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2968eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79183&DocNum=2968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2968enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79183&DocNum=2968&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **97–3** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)
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- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
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- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2014-02-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2014-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
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- **2014-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2014-02-26** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2014
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- **2014-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2014
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- **2014-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2014-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
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- **2014-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
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- **2014-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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- **2014-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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- **2014-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2014-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2014-03-06** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2014-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-03-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2014-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2014-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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- **2014-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
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- **2014-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2014-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2014-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
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- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2014-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-09** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2014
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- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0834 `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/afade2dd-7133-4ffd-abb0-8bcfc187cc67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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