Bill Sponsors: IL HB3468 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, Nursing Home Care Act, MC/DD Act, ID/DD Community Care Act, Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, Hospital Licensing Act, and Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that for hospitals, alternative health care models, Community Living Facilities, long-term care facilities, MC/DD facilities, ID/DD facilities, specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities, and community-integrated living arrangements, reasonable efforts must be made to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's, resident's, or consumer's room or to enable the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the general public or a patient if the television includes a closed captioning feature, or if a staff member deactivates a closed captioning feature unless the deactivation was done so knowingly or intentionally, or if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by specified individuals. Provides that if there is not a television with a closed captioning feature available, then it must be ensured that all televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after the effective date of the amendatory Act include a closed captioning feature. Provides that certain provisions concerning closed captioning shall not apply to televisions that are privately owned by a resident or third party and not owned by the facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0116 [HB3468 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0116 [HB3468 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Monica Bristow [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-111 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Ann Williams [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-011 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Maurice West [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-067 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Katie Stuart [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-112 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Michelle Mussman [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-056 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-084 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Terry Link [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-030 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Rachelle Crowe [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-056 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Emil Jones [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Elgie Sims [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-017 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Toi Hutchinson [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-040 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |