# Illinois SB1524: DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Illinois SB1524, DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-07-02 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1524-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1524 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE - Status: passed house - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2026-07-02, Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: assignments, state government, restorative justice & public safety - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (203 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no later than December 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections shall prepare a report to be published on its website that contains, at a minimum, the following information about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year: (1) demographic data of committed persons who received hospice and palliative care; (2) data on the number of committed persons in the Department's hospice and palliative care programs; (3) data on the timing of hospice and palliative care programming; (4) the number of committed persons in the custody of the Department who died; (5) policies and administrative directives of each Department institution and facility regarding the institution of hospice and palliative care; (6) the staff available for hospice and palliative care; and (7) the cost of the Department's hospice and palliative care programs. Provides that all such data shall be anonymized to protect the privacy of the committed persons involved in the hospice and palliative care programs. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John M. Cabello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-29 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 110 | 0 | | | 2026-05-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-05-21 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; | pass | 3 | 2 | | | 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-05-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-05-08 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 44 | 12 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (75) - 2026-07-02: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 (Senate) - 2026-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled (House) - 2026-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2026-05-29: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted (House) - 2026-05-22: Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello (House) - 2026-05-22: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-21: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee (House) - 2026-05-21: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-21: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2026-05-21: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2026-05-21: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-05-21: Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000 (House) - 2025-06-01: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-06-01: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-06-01: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-30: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-004-000 (House) - 2025-05-29: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-29: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (House) - 2025-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-29: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-05-23: Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-16: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-15: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-004-000 (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-13: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (House) - 2025-05-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-05-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-05-08: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-08: Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 009-001-000 (House) - 2025-05-01: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 044-012-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Do Pass State Government; 010-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Postponed - State Government (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to State Government (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1524.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1524-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).