IL HB4461 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38)
Status: Enrolled on May 19 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 19 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Fair Patient Billing Act, provides that, for any legal action initiated against a patient for unpaid medical debt, a hospital may not file for or be granted a lien upon that patient's primary residence (rather than that patient's primary residence or any other real property owned by the patient). Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that no judgment relating to unpaid medical debt may create a lien on real property owned by the patient against whom the judgment is entered that is the primary residence of the patient. Effective January 1, 2027.
Title
HOSPITAL COLLECTION LIENS
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000 |
| 2026-05-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 009-002-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-037-000 |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-007-000 |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-03-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-01-20 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 88 | 30 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 735 | 5 | 12-101 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
