2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1411: HEALTH CARE SURROGATE-POLST

Legislative Summary

Amends the Illinois Living Will Act. Creates an order of priority for authority to transfer a patient to another physician if the patient is unable to do so as follows: (i) the patient's surrogate decision-maker under the Health Care Surrogate Act, (ii) any person authorized by the patient to make such arrangements, and (iii) any member of the patient's family. Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to delete the applicability of that Act if the patient has an operative and unrevoked living will under the Illinois Living Will Act.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Senate
1/31/2025
First Reading
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/11/2025
Assigned to Judiciary
Senate
2/20/2025
Postponed - Judiciary
Senate
3/6/2025
Postponed - Judiciary
Senate
3/11/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Senate
3/11/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate
3/19/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate
3/19/2025
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Senate
3/20/2025
Second Reading
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate
4/9/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
Senate
4/10/2025
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
Senate
4/10/2025
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment 002

Senate Amendment 002

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 001

Senate Amendment 001

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in Senate
4/10/2025
55
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Laura Fine
Laura Fine
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/10/202519.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/202527.3 KB