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type: "Bill"
title: "ELDERLY & DISABLED-ABUSE"
description: "Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Requires the Department on Aging to establish and coordinate specified elder abuse training and education programs and to establish a database of caregivers convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled. Provides that mandated reporters who fail to report abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes elements of and penalties for the offenses of abuse and neglect of a long term care facility resident, criminal neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability (instead of \"elderly or disabled person\"), and financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits victims of certain offenses against the elderly to testify through an evidence deposition rather than appear in court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits the court to sentence a person convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled to community service, impact incarceration, or an alcohol or substance abuse program. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that persons convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled may not inherit property from a victim. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "Illinois HB 87 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-07"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f25b7c3-3aaa-461e-84bc-5f017cf6d54a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=87&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=232&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "92de842df7e7c815e0b13f53a83e9cd0c3493ab317571171158d4f4f65fa4258"
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 87 (93rd) — ELDERLY & DISABLED-ABUSE
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Requires the Department on Aging to establish and coordinate specified elder abuse training and education programs and to establish a database of caregivers convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled. Provides that mandated reporters who fail to report abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes elements of and penalties for the offenses of abuse and neglect of a long term care facility resident, criminal neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability (instead of "elderly or disabled person"), and financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits victims of certain offenses against the elderly to testify through an evidence deposition rather than appear in court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits the court to sentence a person convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled to community service, impact incarceration, or an alcohol or substance abuse program. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that persons convicted of certain offenses against the elderly or disabled may not inherit property from a victim. Makes other changes.
## 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=09300HB0087&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=232&DocNum=87&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0087eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=232&DocNum=87&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0087enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=232&DocNum=87&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-01-07** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2003-01-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-02-04** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Aging Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Aging Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2003-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed ; revised as amended by House Amendments No. 1 & 2
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0301 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f25b7c3-3aaa-461e-84bc-5f017cf6d54a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).