AGGRAVATED BATTERY-PATIENT DHS House SponsorsRep. Charles Meier Health Care Licenses Committee Hearing Mar 27 2026 8:00AM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL <span style='text-align:right;color:red;font-size:1.0em;white-space:nowrap'>** Canceled ** </span> 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 225 ILCS 46/25225 ILCS 46/27225 ILCS 46/28720 ILCS 5/12-3.05was 720 ILCS 5/12-4 Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Prohibits persons who fail to report to the Department of Public Health individuals who commit certain violations from being involved in direct care for clients, patients, or residents, or access to the living quarters or the financial, medical, or personal records of clients, patients, or residents unless they have been issued a waiver under the Act. Provides that reports of violations shall be made no later than 5 days after the incident constituting the violation. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when the person battered, other than by the discharge of a firearm, is known to be a patient at a Department of Human Services facility and the person who commits the battery is an employee of the Department of Human Services; and a recipient at a community-integrated living arrangement, as defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, who is battered by an employee of the community-integrated living arrangement. Provides that the offense is a Class 2 felony. 2/5/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier 2/6/2025HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2025HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/18/2026HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee