Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB1524: DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Status: Failed, July 2, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act concerning criminal law.
From the engrossed text, March 18, 2025:
AN ACT concerning criminal law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1.This Act may be referred to as the Eddie Thomas Act. Section 5.The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by adding Section 3-2-15 as follows: (730 ILCS 5/3-2-15 new) [ report of hospice ] [ADDED: and palliative care for committed persons.] [ADDED: (a) Purposes. The General Assembly finds that:] [ADDED: (1) The United States prison population is aging ] [ADDED: rapidly.] [ADDED: (2) Illinois' prison population is similarly aging ] [ADDED: rapidly, with over 1,000 prisoners aged 65 or older.] [ADDED: (3) As a result of the aging prison population more ] [ADDED: committed persons are in need of end-of-life care and ] [ADDED: support services.] [ADDED: (4) The Department of Corrections has a policy on ] [ADDED: end-of-life care, which provides, in part, that the goals ] [ADDED: are: "safe, dignified and comfortable dying, ] [ADDED: self-determined life closure and effective grieving".] SB1524 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 08042 RLC 18088 b SB1524 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08042 RLC 18088 b SB1524 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08042 RLC 18088 b [ADDED: (5) The Department of Corrections does not have a ] [ rather, end-of-life care is ] [ADDED: provided on a prison-by-prison basis which results in ] …
Sponsors
- Adriane Johnson (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Graciela Guzmán (D, 20)
- Robert Peters (D, 13)
- Rachel Ventura (D, 43)
- Mary Edly-Allen (D, 31)
- Jay Hoffman (D, 113)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Yolonda Morris (D, 9)
- Michael Crawford (D, 31)
- Lisa Davis (D, 32)
- Norma Hernandez (D, 77)
- Gregg Johnson (D, 72)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- : Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2026
- : Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- : House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
- : House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
- : Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- : House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
- : Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
- : Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
Votes
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (May 29, 2026): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee (May 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Approved for Consideration Rules Committee (May 21, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (May 30, 2025): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (May 15, 2025): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee (May 8, 2025): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 730 - Corrections
Common questions
- What is SB1524?
- SB1524 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.
- What does SB1524 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning criminal law.
- What is the status of SB1524?
- Failed as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1524?
- Adriane Johnson (D, 30), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1524?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1524&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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