HB 3718 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

MHDD-OIG INVESTIGATIONS

Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes changes to a provision concerning initial Department of Human Services investigations of a facility employee's alleged abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a recipient of mental health or developmental disability services. Expands the provision to include allegations of material obstruction of an investigation, physical abuse, sexual abuse, non-de minimis financial exploitation (such as financial exploitation totaling a cumulative value equal to or greater than $100), or egregious neglect. Adds provisions concerning Department investigations where a facility employee is the perpetrator of, at most, neglect, de minimis financial exploitation (such as financial exploitation totaling a cumulative value of less than $100), or mental abuse.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 2 edits · Aug 15, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the final text signed into law. A significant substantive change was added to exclude employees of specific hospitals (those licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or their affiliates) from certain disciplinary barring requirements. This creates an exemption for these specific healthcare facilities, meaning their employees are not subject to the same automatic contact bans for certain allegations as employees in other settings.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by adding an exemption for employees of specific licensed hospitals and university hospital affiliates.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new provision stating that the barring requirements do not apply to employees of hospitals licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, operated under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, or their affiliates.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the final 'Enrolled' status, indicating the bill is ready for signing.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

570
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2025
D Democratic39
38 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
61
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Amendments
7
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee
lower
May 23, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Yolonda Morris
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors