Illinois · House Bill 3545 · 103rd General Assembly

AGGRAVATED BATTERY-PATIENT DHS

HB 3545 Sponsored by Charles Meier Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Prohibits persons who fail to report to the Department of Public Health individuals who commit certain violations from being involved in direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal records of clients, patients, or residents unless they have been issued a waiver under the Act. Provides that…

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Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Prohibits persons who fail to report to the Department of Public Health individuals who commit certain violations from being involved in direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal records of clients, patients, or residents unless they have been issued a waiver under the Act. Provides that reports of violations shall be made no later than 5 days after the incident constituting the violation. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when the person battered, other than by the discharge of a firearm, is known to be a patient at a Department of Human Services facility and the person who commits the battery is an employee of the Department of Human Services; and a recipient at a community-integrated living arrangement, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, who is battered by an employee of the community-integrated living arrangement. Provides that the offense is a Class 2 felony.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  7. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  4. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 15 Republicans.

All 15 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.