HEALTH-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Heather Steans-Terry Link-William Delgado and Carole Pankau House Sponsors(Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough-Camille Y Lilly-Greg Harris) 7/28/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1357 410 ILCS 82/35Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning exemptions.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Deletes the provision that smoking is allowed in private and semi-private rooms in nursing homes and long-term care facilities that are occupied by one or more persons, all of whom are smokers and have requested in writing to be placed or to remain in a room where smoking is permitted and the smoke shall not infiltrate other areas of the nursing home. Includes in the provision concerning exemptions, certain smoking rooms in long-term care facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:405 ILCS 5/1-122from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-122Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Expands the list of professionals who fall under the definition of "qualified examiner" to include a licensed marriage and family therapist with a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited educational institution or a similar master's program or from a program accredited by either the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy or the Commission on Accreditation for Counseling Related Educational Programs, who has at least 3 years of supervised post-master's experience as a marriage and family therapist that includes the provision of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. 2/6/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 2/6/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 3/5/2009SenateAssigned to Executive 3/12/2009SenateDo Pass Executive; 012-000-000 3/12/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 4/3/2009SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 4/23/2009SenateSecond Reading 4/23/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009 8/15/2009SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 3/11/2010SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans 3/12/2010SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 3/12/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010 3/12/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 3/12/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/15/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 3/15/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000 3/18/2010SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans 3/18/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/18/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 3/18/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 3/18/2010HouseArrived in House 3/18/2010HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 3/18/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/18/2010HouseFirst Reading 3/18/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/8/2010HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee 4/22/2010HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000 4/22/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2010HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2010HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 4/27/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/28/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y Lilly 4/28/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 4/29/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 4/29/2010HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/29/2010HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/29/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/29/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 4/30/2010HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/30/2010SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 4/30/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010 5/3/2010SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather Steans 5/3/2010SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/3/2010SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services 5/3/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/4/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau 5/4/2010SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000 5/5/2010SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 5/5/2010SenatePassed Both Houses 6/3/2010SenateSent to the Governor 7/28/2010SenateGovernor Approved 7/28/2010SenateEffective Date January 1, 2011 7/28/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1357