NURSING HOME-PENALTY-HEARING Senate SponsorsSen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg House Sponsors(Rep. Daniel Biss) 7/30/2012SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0870 210 ILCS 45/3-309from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-309Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. In provisions authorizing a facility to respond to the assessment of a fine by transmitting to the Department of Public Health a percentage of the amount assessed instead of requesting a hearing, provides that a facility may transmit to the Department 65% of the amount assessed for each violation specified in the penalty assessment (deletes an alternative provision authorizing a facility to transmit up to 75% of the amount assessed in the case of a fine subject to offset by the amount of a federal civil monetary penalty). Effective immediately. 2/8/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 2/8/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/17/2012SenateAssigned to Public Health 2/28/2012SenatePostponed - Public Health 3/7/2012SenateDo Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 3/7/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012 3/8/2012SenateSecond Reading 3/8/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012 3/29/2012SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 3/29/2012HouseArrived in House 3/29/2012HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss 3/29/2012HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/29/2012HouseFirst Reading 3/29/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/16/2012HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/2/2012HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 5/2/2012HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/11/2012HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/11/2012HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2012HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-045-000 5/23/2012SenatePassed Both Houses 6/21/2012SenateSent to the Governor 7/30/2012SenateGovernor Approved 7/30/2012SenateEffective Date July 30, 2012 7/30/2012SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0870