Illinois · Senate Bill 1263 · 104th General Assembly

HEALTH FACILITY-OUTDOOR ACCESS

SB 1263 Sponsored by Omar Aquino In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 28, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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 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…

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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.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  5. CommitteePostponed - Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  6. CommitteePostponed - Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  1. CommitteePostponed - Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  2. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.