Illinois · House Bill 4632 · 103rd General Assembly

SOS-ADVANCE DIRECTIVE REGISTRY

HB 4632 Sponsored by Eva-Dina Delgado Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  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 Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish an electronic registry, to be known as the Advance Directive Registry, through which residents of the State of Illinois may deposit, with the Secretary of State, a completed Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form. Specifies that information in the Advance Directive Registry shall be made available to hospitals licensed…

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Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish an electronic registry, to be known as the Advance Directive Registry, through which residents of the State of Illinois may deposit, with the Secretary of State, a completed Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form. Specifies that information in the Advance Directive Registry shall be made available to hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act and hospitals organized under the University of Illinois Hospital Act. Authorizes hospitals to rely on information obtained from the Advance Directive Registry as an accurate copy of the documents filed with the Advance Directive Registry. Directs the Secretary of State to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act and to provide information on the Secretary of State's website regarding use of the Advance Directive Registry. Provides that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the Secretary of State and employees of the Secretary of State are immune from any civil or criminal liability in connection with the creation and maintenance of the Advance Directive Registry. Provides that a person who knowingly submits a document to the Advance Directive Registry without authorization or assists in such submission shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  12. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.