republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-3228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "POWER OF ATTORNEY:HEALTH CARE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Replaces the statutory short form power of attorney for health care and the notice to the individual signing the power of attorney for health care. Defines \"health care agent\" and deletes the definitions of \"incurable or irreversible condition\", \"permanent unconsciousness\", and \"terminal condition\". Changes the term \"health care provider\" to \"health care provider\" or \"health care professional\". Provides that no witness to the signing of a health care agency may be under 18 years of age. Provides that nonstatutory health care powers must meet certain criteria. Effective January 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3228"
citation: "Illinois SB 3228 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2014-02-11"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57a8d921-3c28-4ae2-a584-4fff710907ea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3228&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80322&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c958f757ff240cf441d3b10ea3e854c1231b8bcd6cc90047341647080d2ca44d"
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 SB 3228 (98th) — POWER OF ATTORNEY:HEALTH CARE

Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Replaces the statutory short form power of attorney for health care and the notice to the individual signing the power of attorney for health care. Defines "health care agent" and deletes the definitions of "incurable or irreversible condition", "permanent unconsciousness", and "terminal condition". Changes the term "health care provider" to "health care provider" or "health care professional". Provides that no witness to the signing of a health care agency may be under 18 years of age. Provides that nonstatutory health care powers must meet certain criteria. Effective January 1, 2015.

## 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=09800SB3228&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80322&DocNum=3228&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3228eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80322&DocNum=3228&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3228enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80322&DocNum=3228&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2014-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 26, 2014
- **2014-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2014-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1113 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57a8d921-3c28-4ae2-a584-4fff710907ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).