Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

320 ILCS 20/4

from Ch. 23, par. 6604

320 ILCS 20/4.1

320 ILCS 20/4.2

320 ILCS 20/5

from Ch. 23, par. 6605

320 ILCS 20/8

from Ch. 23, par. 6608

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Provides that any person may report information about the suspicious death of an eligible adult to an agency designated to receive such reports under the Act or to the Department on Aging. Provides that if a mandated reporter has reason to believe that the death of an eligible adult may be the result of abuse or neglect, the matter shall be reported to an agency designated to receive such reports under the Act or to the Department for subsequent referral to the appropriate law enforcement agency and the coroner or medical examiner. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against any employee who reports information about the suspicious death of an eligible adult in accordance with the Act. Provides that any mandated reporter who is required under the Act to report a suspicious death due to abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation shall testify fully in any administrative hearing resulting from such report. Provides that a referral to law enforcement may be made after a report of a suspicious death, depending upon the circumstances. Provides that all records concerning reports of suspicious deaths due to abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect and all records generated as a result of such reports shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, with some exceptions. Effective January 1, 2021.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2020	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
2/18/2020	House	First Reading
2/18/2020	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2020	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
6/23/2020	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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