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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES"
+description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 4848"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4848 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-08-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4848&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110211&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "52c23593c8a74feddc0e7408e31c100af09f5a444fc71c890530297fb59ae6f3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4848 (100th) — VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES
+
+Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4848&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4848eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4848enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Daniel Swanson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson `filing`
+- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
+- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
+- **2018-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
+- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
+- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
+- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
+- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
+- **2018-04-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
+- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
+- **2018-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
+- **2018-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
+- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
+- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0814 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+