HEALTH CARE SURROGATE-POLST
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Aug 15, 2025
MINOR
The primary change between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions of SB 1411 is the update of the document's status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has been finalized and approved by both legislative chambers. The substantive text regarding civil law, death delaying procedures, and declaration requirements remains unchanged. No new policy, funding, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect the bill's final passage.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House May 22, 2025
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
Apr 10, 2025
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
6
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
DDemocratic
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Croke
DDemocratic
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