CHICAGO - August 21, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: HB 5203

An Act Concerning: Elections

Petitions for nomination are deemed to be filed simultaneously when two or more are filed within the last hour of the filing deadline.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Jan. 1

Bill No.: SB 3614

An Act Concerning: State Government

Requires the Health Facilities and Services Review Board's (HFSRB) Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Subcommittee to evaluate and make recommendations to the HFSRB regarding the buying, selling, and exchanging of beds between long-term care facilities.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Aug. 21, 2013

Bill No.: SB 3673

An Act Concerning: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Amends the AIDS Confidentiality Act and Section 9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 to include the court as an entity which may be notified of the identity of a person who has been tested for HIV or has tested positive for HIV when that individual is involved in a case of criminal transmission of HIV.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

Bill No.: SB 3823

An Act Concerning: Child Visitation

Allows the Secretary of State to suspend the driver's license of anyone who fails to comply with a visitation order.

Action: Signed

Effective Date: Immediately

 

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