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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS HOME-NOTICE-DISEASE"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires that, if an Illinois Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local health department; or any other State agency or government entity, then, within 24 hours after the facility is notified of the second diagnosis, the Illinois Veterans Home must: (1) provide a written notification of the incidence of the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin; (2) post a notification of the incidence of the infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home; and (3) provide a written notification to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance with the notification requirements concerning residents and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin. Requires that, in addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are available to the residents. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are available to the residents on their websites. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4278"
citation: "Illinois HB 4278 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7f82b5f-cf3e-43f2-9fdd-cbe451beaf63"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4278&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108765&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "37bb57c3ac06a3906fb186282698b2e556ad51e1c17ca94ddef8497cdb468d4e"
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 4278 (100th) — VETERANS HOME-NOTICE-DISEASE
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires that, if an Illinois Veterans Home administrator or a member of the administrative staff is notified that, within one month or less, 2 or more persons residing within the Veterans Home are diagnosed with an infectious disease by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches; a hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act; a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act; a freestanding emergency center licensed under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; a local health department; or any other State agency or government entity, then, within 24 hours after the facility is notified of the second diagnosis, the Illinois Veterans Home must: (1) provide a written notification of the incidence of the infectious disease to each resident of the facility and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin; (2) post a notification of the incidence of the infectious disease in a conspicuous place near the main entrance to the Illinois Veterans Home; and (3) provide a written notification to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health of the incidence of the infectious disease and of compliance with the notification requirements concerning residents and the resident's emergency contact or next of kin. Requires that, in addition to the initial written notifications, the Veterans Home must provide written notifications of any updates on the incidence of the infectious disease and any options that are available to the residents. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Public Health must post the notification of the incidence of the infectious disease, any updates, and any options that are available to the residents on their websites. Effective immediately.
## 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=10000HB4278&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108765&DocNum=4278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4278eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108765&DocNum=4278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4278enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108765&DocNum=4278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2018-01-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2018-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2018-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2018-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2018-01-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2018-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-04-03** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2018-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2018
- **2018-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0632 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7f82b5f-cf3e-43f2-9fdd-cbe451beaf63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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