2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB0057: ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON

Legislative Summary

Amends the Essential Support Person Act. Changes the definition of "Department" to mean the Department of Public Health or, with respect to community-integrated living arrangements, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the Department of Human Services. Provides that "facility" does not include any facility that the Department of Public Health or the Department of Veterans' Affairs does not regulate, except that "facility" includes a community-integrated living arrangement, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act.

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Bill History

12/11/2024
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 022-000-000
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Schmidt
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 021-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
Senate
4/10/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate
4/10/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in House
4/8/2025
113
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/20/202512.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202514.5 KB