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Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that if an individual without decisional capacity has an operative and unrevoked living will and the attending physician, in accordance with Section 4 of the Illinois Living Will Act, determines that the individual has a terminal condition and records the condition in the individual's medical record, then the individual's surrogate decision maker, in the order of priority under subsection (a) of Section 25, is authorized to consent to a POLST on behalf of the individual to ensure that the individual's wishes are respected.
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Last Action
Aug 15, 2025
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
2 primary · 3 co
Governor Approved
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0378
Effective Date January 1, 2026
Sent to the Governor
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Passed Both Houses
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Postponed - Judiciary
Postponed - Judiciary
Assigned to Judiciary
Referred to Assignments
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
First Reading
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0378
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz