Illinois House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on August 22 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0485
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. Effective immediately.

MED PATIENT RT-DISCRIMINATION

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]
Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Sen. William Delgado [D]

2011-05-28 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-15 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-22	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0485
2011-08-22	House	Effective Date August 22, 2011
2011-08-22	House	Governor Approved
2011-06-24	House	Sent to the Governor
2011-05-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2011-05-28	House	Passed Both Houses
2011-05-28	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-000-000
2011-05-27	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2011-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2011-05-23	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2011-05-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
2011-05-22	House	Arrived in House
2011-05-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2011-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-000-000
2011-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
2011-05-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Delgado
2011-05-17	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2011-05-13	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
2011-05-12	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
2011-05-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
2011-05-12	Senate	Second Reading
2011-05-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2011-05-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2011-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
2011-05-04	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
2011-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2011-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2011-03-29	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-03-29	Senate	First Reading
2011-03-28	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
2011-03-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2011
2011-03-16	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-03-15	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2011-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2011-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-08	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-02	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 010-000-000
2011-02-08	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
2011-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2011-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2011-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-01-28	House	First Reading
2011-01-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	50	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
410	50	5.1	New Code	See Bill Text
410	50	5.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=279&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0279.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0279eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0279sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0279sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0279enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0485.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB0279_03152011_002000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB0279_05222011_005000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB0279_05282011_019000C.pdf