republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-1301.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Allows the Long Term Care Ombudsman to communicate with, seek consent of, inspect records of, and do other things concerning nursing home residents, \"regardless of age\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1301"
citation: "Illinois HB 1301 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-16"
last_action: "2007-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa4e8676-1f98-4437-b078-5d52682f019d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1301&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30066&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "28a7c278f54b6be075a6e98562fa7994aed44202f742dc29d306cc6da0a0a857"
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 1301 (95th) — LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Allows the Long Term Care Ombudsman to communicate with, seek consent of, inspect records of, and do other things concerning nursing home residents, "regardless of age". 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=09500HB1301&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30066&DocNum=1301&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1301eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30066&DocNum=1301&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1301enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30066&DocNum=1301&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2007-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-22** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Postponed - Human Services
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- **2007-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-06-20** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 104-000-000
- **2007-06-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-06-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-06-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-07-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-17** Effective Date September 17, 2007
- **2007-09-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0620 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa4e8676-1f98-4437-b078-5d52682f019d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).