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Bill Status of SB1278 96th General Assembly

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Short Description: ELDER ABUSE-OPTOMETRIST-REPORT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. William Delgado - Donne E. Trotter - Edward D. Maloney - Mattie Hunter - Iris Y. Martinez

House Sponsors
(Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez - Deborah Mell)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
5/8/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

from Ch. 111, par. 3924

from Ch. 23, par. 6604

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse or neglect (instead of child abuse or neglect) as required by law (instead of as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act) is grounds for disciplinary action against an optometrist. Provides that any optometrist who willfully fails to report suspected elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect shall be referred to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for disciplinary action.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2/10/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/18/2009	Senate	Assigned to Consumer Protection
2/19/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2/27/2009	Senate	Postponed - Consumer Protection
2/27/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
3/6/2009	Senate	Do Pass Consumer Protection; 008-000-000
3/6/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009
3/24/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
3/26/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/26/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/26/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
3/26/2009	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/26/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/26/2009	House	First Reading
3/26/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2009	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
4/23/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
5/8/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee