IllinoisAdult protection rules cover supportive living residents starting in 2027
Starting January 1, 2027, eligible supportive living residents facing suspected mistreatment or serious self-neglect fall under Illinois's adult protection rules for people living at home.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2027, adult protection rules cover supportive living residents aged 60 or older, or aged 18–59 whose disability limits seeking protection, when they face suspected mistreatment or serious self-neglect.
Starting January 1, 2027, licensed assisted living and shared housing count as long-term care facilities for abuse and neglect reporting. Separate adult protection coverage remains limited to certain mistreatment involving someone with an ongoing relationship.
Argument forAdult protection coverage could give eligible supportive living residents a route to agencies that assess reports of mistreatment.
Argument againstUsing different protection systems for supportive living and assisted living could make it harder for residents to know where to report mistreatment.
More detail
Supportive living counts as a home setting under the adult protection rules. Coverage applies to residents aged 60 or older and residents aged 18–59 whose disability limits their ability to seek or obtain protection. Residents must face alleged abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect. Self-neglect means an inability to meet essential personal needs because of impairments or reduced capacity that seriously threatens health or safety. The law was signed July 31, 2026, and takes effect January 1, 2027.
Licensed assisted living and shared housing count as long-term care facilities for resident abuse and neglect reporting. The facility definition applies under Illinois's law for reporting abuse and neglect of long-term care residents. Assisted living and shared housing remain outside the home settings covered by the Adult Protective Services Act. Residents can qualify under that Act for abuse, abandonment, or neglect outside the facility and its supervision by someone with an ongoing relationship. They can also qualify for financial exploitation by someone with an ongoing relationship who is not an employee of their facility. These definitions take effect January 1, 2027.
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History
- 2026
- Jul 31Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0674Latest
- Jul 31Effective Date January 1, 2027
- Jul 31Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 18Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 1Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- Jun 1Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- May 31Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- May 31Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- May 31Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- May 31Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- May 31Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- May 21Passed Both Houses
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 21Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000Passed Senate
- May 21Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- May 20Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- May 19Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- May 14Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- May 14Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 22Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2026Minor
- Apr 22Approved for Consideration Assignments
- Apr 10Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- Apr 10Placed on Calendar Order of First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Arrive in SenateMinor
- Apr 9Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000Passed House
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 8Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 25Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
- Mar 18Assigned to Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 6First ReadingMinor
- Jan 29Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne StavaIntroduced
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