republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-5157.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SURROGATE HEALTH DECISIONS-JUV"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that after the court has placed a minor in the care of a temporary custodian, any party may apply to the court to grant the temporary custodian the authority to serve as a surrogate decision maker for the minor under the Health Care Surrogate Act for purposes of making the decision whether to forgo life-sustaining treatment, if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interests of the minor to grant the temporary custodian such authority. Provides that in making its determination, the court shall consider specified factors, the efforts made to engage the respondents in decision making on behalf of the child, evidence of the impact of a delay in decision making on the child, and any other factors the court deems relevant to a determination of the best interests of the minor. Provides that if the Department of Children and Family Services is the temporary custodian of the minor, in addition to specified requirements, the Department shall follow its rules and procedures in exercising authority granted under the new provisions. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. To the list of surrogate decision makers, adds the patient's temporary custodian appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 if the court has entered an order granting such authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5157"
citation: "Illinois HB 5157 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e488c103-bb4f-41e9-bf06-282edbb726ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5157&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110779&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b68c0a3f9e077ba302ceaf653ae22b9777508b13cb536d96c4487257fe85ba85"
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 5157 (100th) — SURROGATE HEALTH DECISIONS-JUV

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that after the court has placed a minor in the care of a temporary custodian, any party may apply to the court to grant the temporary custodian the authority to serve as a surrogate decision maker for the minor under the Health Care Surrogate Act for purposes of making the decision whether to forgo life-sustaining treatment, if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interests of the minor to grant the temporary custodian such authority. Provides that in making its determination, the court shall consider specified factors, the efforts made to engage the respondents in decision making on behalf of the child, evidence of the impact of a delay in decision making on the child, and any other factors the court deems relevant to a determination of the best interests of the minor. Provides that if the Department of Children and Family Services is the temporary custodian of the minor, in addition to specified requirements, the Department shall follow its rules and procedures in exercising authority granted under the new provisions. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. To the list of surrogate decision makers, adds the patient's temporary custodian appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 if the court has entered an order granting such authority.

## 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=10000HB5157&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110779&DocNum=5157&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5157eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110779&DocNum=5157&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5157enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110779&DocNum=5157&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2018-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2018-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2018-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Waive Posting Notice
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0959 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e488c103-bb4f-41e9-bf06-282edbb726ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).