2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1263: HEALTH FACILITY-OUTDOOR ACCESS

Legislative Summary

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities have the right to outdoor access. Provides that residents of nursing home facilities and consumers served by mental health rehabilitation facilities shall be free to enter and leave the facilities as they choose. Provides that a facility may suspend this right only if the resident's or consumer's physician examines the resident or consumer and determines that leaving the facility would pose a danger to other residents or consumers or an immediate and substantial danger to the resident's or consumer's safety and well-being, which shall be explained to the resident or consumer and documented in the resident's or consumer's medical chart.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
Senate
1/28/2025
First Reading
Senate
1/28/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/4/2025
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Senate
2/19/2025
Postponed - Health and Human Services
Senate
3/5/2025
Postponed - Health and Human Services
Senate
3/19/2025
Postponed - Health and Human Services
Senate
3/21/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Senate
4/4/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Omar Aquino
Omar Aquino
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/28/202512.9 KB