republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-2289.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "GUARDIAN-ADVOCACY-DIRECTOR"
description: "Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, acting on a request from the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, may disapprove any action of a regional authority, in which case the regional authority shall cease such action. Provides that the Commission shall operate subject to the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code (instead of the Illinois Purchasing Act). Provides that the Director shall carry out the policies and programs of the Commission and coordinate the activities of its divisions and may delegate to the Human Rights Authority Director any specified duties. Transfers the authority of certain appointment duties from the Commission to the Director. Provides that reassignments of investigations for conflicts of interest and refusals to investigate shall be reviewed and approved by the Director and the Director may seek direction from the Commission. Provides that a regional authority may conduct investigations upon its own initiative if it has reason to believe that the rights of an eligible person have been violated in the region in which the authority sits, unless the Director (rather than Commission) finds that a conflict of interest exists and directs another regional authority to conduct the investigation. Provides that closed meetings by a regional authority are subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Transfers the authority for referrals for further action from the Commission to the Director. Provides that a regional authority may, by acting through the Director, propose to the Commission legislation for the purpose of safeguarding the rights of eligible persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2289"
citation: "Illinois HB 2289 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baeadc06-65c6-4dca-9ff6-dedaaf30c093"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2289&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44193&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "52bc8cb2ca9294c28e1896da4f93792294613b1ce902857f57047feea02a30ac"
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 2289 (96th) — GUARDIAN-ADVOCACY-DIRECTOR

Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, acting on a request from the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, may disapprove any action of a regional authority, in which case the regional authority shall cease such action. Provides that the Commission shall operate subject to the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code (instead of the Illinois Purchasing Act). Provides that the Director shall carry out the policies and programs of the Commission and coordinate the activities of its divisions and may delegate to the Human Rights Authority Director any specified duties. Transfers the authority of certain appointment duties from the Commission to the Director. Provides that reassignments of investigations for conflicts of interest and refusals to investigate shall be reviewed and approved by the Director and the Director may seek direction from the Commission. Provides that a regional authority may conduct investigations upon its own initiative if it has reason to believe that the rights of an eligible person have been violated in the region in which the authority sits, unless the Director (rather than Commission) finds that a conflict of interest exists and directs another regional authority to conduct the investigation. Provides that closed meetings by a regional authority are subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Transfers the authority for referrals for further action from the Commission to the Director. Provides that a regional authority may, by acting through the Director, propose to the Commission legislation for the purpose of safeguarding the rights of eligible persons.

## 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=09600HB2289&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44193&DocNum=2289&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2289eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44193&DocNum=2289&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2289enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44193&DocNum=2289&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kathleen A. Ryg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Disability Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0271 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baeadc06-65c6-4dca-9ff6-dedaaf30c093`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).