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HB 2830

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Hollis Lewis and 1 co-sponsor

Arizona creates a deed-fraud victims registry; Illinois tightens health-care worker background checks and increases penalties for assaults on DHS or CILA patients/residents.

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Bill Summary · HB 2830

Bill Summary — HB 2830 (Introduced 2025)

Note: The materials provided appear to combine text from more than one jurisdiction and more than one bill. Portions of the packet amend Arizona law (A.R.S. §41‑192) to add a deed‑fraud registry, while other portions are an Illinois bill (amending the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Criminal Code). Below is a consolidated, neutral summary that separates and explains the two distinct substantive components contained in the provided materials. Verify the final, official bill text and jurisdiction before taking action.

Purpose

  • Arizona component: Directs the Arizona Attorney General to establish and maintain a registry for victims of deed fraud.
  • Illinois component: Strengthens background‑check/reporting requirements for health‑care workers and creates a specific aggravated‑battery offense when the victim is a Department of Human Services (DHS) patient or a resident of a community‑integrated living arrangement (CILA) and the batterer is an employee of the DHS or CILA.

Key Provisions

Arizona (Amendment to A.R.S. §41‑192)

  • Adds a duty for the Attorney General to "establish and maintain a registry for deed fraud victims."
  • The registry will allow victims of deed fraud in Arizona to submit the victim’s name and the address of the property involved.
  • The amendment is incorporated into the section describing the powers and duties of the Attorney General.

Practical effect: Creates a centralized repository maintained by the Attorney General where deed‑fraud victims can record their identity and affected property address. The summary text does not specify public access rules, retention, remedies, or funding.

Illinois (Amendments to Health Care Worker Background Check Act and Criminal Code)

  • Health Care Worker Background Check Act:
    • Prohibits hiring or retaining individuals in direct‑care roles (or with access to living quarters/records) who have certain enumerated criminal convictions — unless a waiver under the Act is granted.
    • Extends prohibition to individuals who failed to report to the Department (i.e., employers/individuals who did not report persons who committed specified violations).
    • Requires that reports of violations be submitted to the Department no later than 5 days after the incident constituting the violation.
    • Expands/clarifies the list of disqualifying offenses (multiple statutory references are amended).
  • Criminal Code (aggravated battery provision):
    • Creates or clarifies an aggravated battery offense when:
    • The victim (other than by firearm discharge) is known to be a patient at a DHS facility and the batterer is a DHS employee; or
    • The victim is a recipient at a community‑integrated living arrangement and the batterer is an employee of that arrangement.
    • Designates this offense as a Class 2 felony.

Practical effect: Tightens employment eligibility and reporting obligations in health‑care settings, increases penalties for assaults on vulnerable persons in state facilities and licensed community care settings, and seeks to deter abuse by elevating criminal consequences.

Who Is Affected

  • Arizona: Victims of deed fraud; Arizona Attorney General’s office (responsible for creating and maintaining the registry).
  • Illinois: Health‑care employers and long‑term care facilities; employees and applicants for direct‑care positions; DHS employees and residents/patients of DHS facilities; recipients and staff of community‑integrated living arrangements; the Illinois Department overseeing background checks and reporting.

Procedural / Timeline Notes

  • Provided legislative actions include readings, committee referrals, and rule re‑referrals dated February–March 2025. These appear to mix entries from more than one legislative body. Example dates in the packet:
    • Filed / introduced: Feb 5–13, 2025
    • Readings / committee assignments: Feb–Mar 2025
    • Status entry: “Rule 19(a) / Re‑referred to Rules Committee.”
  • Sponsors listed (for the Arizona portion): Patty Contreras (primary), Janeen Connolly (cosponsor), John Gillette (cosponsor).
  • The Illinois text lists Rep. Charles Meier as the filer for the Illinois bill.

Notes and Recommendations

  • The document appears to conflate an Arizona statute amendment (deed‑fraud registry) with an Illinois criminal/health‑care bill. Confirm the correct bill text, bill number, and state legislative body before relying on or acting on these provisions.
  • The Arizona language provided specifies only registry fields (victim name, property address) without detailing access, privacy protections, procedures for removal, or funding. Further administrative rules or statutory detail would be needed for implementation.
  • The Illinois changes include specific statutory cross‑references to many offenses; consult the final amended statutory text for the exact list of disqualifying offenses and waiver procedures.
  • For stakeholders (health‑care employers, DHS, long‑term care operators, deed‑fraud victim groups), consider monitoring committee movement and any appropriation language or administrative rulemaking that would affect implementation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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