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type: "Bill"
title: "AGING-LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Nursing Home Care Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall: (1) operate an Internet database to aid Illinoisans and their families in making informed choices about long-term care; (2) in collaboration with the Attorney General, create a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed by long-term care facilities; (3) develop a database of Consumer Choice Information Reports completed by facilities that includes certain information as identified by the Attorney General; (4) make this information accessible to the public on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled \"Resident's Right to Know\" on the Office's World Wide Web home page; (5) have the authority, with the Attorney General, to ensure that information provided by a facility is accurate; and (6) request a new report from any licensed facility whenever it deems necessary. Requires nursing homes to file annual Consumer Choice Information Reports with the Office beginning July 1, 2008. Provides that a nursing home's violation of the Consumer Choice Information Report provisions is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 3508"
citation: "Illinois HB 3508 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-27"
last_action: "2008-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2f0d999-827e-4242-9089-17aeffcf32fd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3508&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32381&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0e89be05843d060e7599798483be09de2253cfd1ff4b2ca1117d67907f1ad374"
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 3508 (95th) — AGING-LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Nursing Home Care Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the Office of State Long Term Care Ombudsman shall: (1) operate an Internet database to aid Illinoisans and their families in making informed choices about long-term care; (2) in collaboration with the Attorney General, create a Consumer Choice Information Report form to be completed by long-term care facilities; (3) develop a database of Consumer Choice Information Reports completed by facilities that includes certain information as identified by the Attorney General; (4) make this information accessible to the public on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Resident's Right to Know" on the Office's World Wide Web home page; (5) have the authority, with the Attorney General, to ensure that information provided by a facility is accurate; and (6) request a new report from any licensed facility whenever it deems necessary. Requires nursing homes to file annual Consumer Choice Information Reports with the Office beginning July 1, 2008. Provides that a nursing home's violation of the Consumer Choice Information Report provisions is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
## 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=09500HB3508&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32381&DocNum=3508&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3508eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32381&DocNum=3508&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3508enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32381&DocNum=3508&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kevin Joyce — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `filing`
- **2007-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to Aging Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 10, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-10** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 18, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-05-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- **2008-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2008-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed Maloney
- **2008-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0823 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2f0d999-827e-4242-9089-17aeffcf32fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).