IL HB4698 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0673
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0673
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every medical office, health care clinic, group practice, or other organizational structure for a licensed professional to provide health care services shall: (1) provide a notice stating that the patient may be billed for multiple services, including a separate office visit charge or billing for diagnostic testing or follow up, if acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation are discussed during a preventive or wellness visit and (2) make, except in an emergency treatment situation, a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice. Specifies that these requirements do not apply to health care providers.
Title
MEDICAL PRACTICE-FEE SPLITTING
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Licensed Activities Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Health Care Licenses Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Health Care Licenses Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Health Care Licenses Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Health Care Licenses Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0673 |
| 2026-07-31 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| 2026-07-31 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2026-06-18 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
