---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSPICE PROGRAM BOARD REPORT"
description: "Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Provides that, no later than December 31, 2026, the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the state of care for individuals experiencing a serious or life-limiting illness and their family caregivers. Requires the report to include, at a minimum, data regarding the availability of and need for hospice and palliative care services in Illinois; data showing the relative value of non-hospice adult palliative care to the State of Illinois and its citizens; evidence-based recommendations to educate health care professionals and the public about non-hospice palliative care; and recommendations for state standards for adult palliative care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2877"
citation: "Illinois HB 2877 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Nicolle Grasse"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42c46c9a-97ee-4c7e-b5b5-a89e58ca327b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2877&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161067&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "c0d7c490d1dd58d07a7513ea3ab2c0b273563d8849872c2558d58168d552d291"
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 2877 (104th) — HOSPICE PROGRAM BOARD REPORT

Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Provides that, no later than December 31, 2026, the Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the state of care for individuals experiencing a serious or life-limiting illness and their family caregivers. Requires the report to include, at a minimum, data regarding the availability of and need for hospice and palliative care services in Illinois; data showing the relative value of non-hospice adult palliative care to the State of Illinois and its citizens; evidence-based recommendations to educate health care professionals and the public about non-hospice palliative care; and recommendations for state standards for adult palliative care.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2877.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2877eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2877enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Public Health — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper
- Health and Human Services — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse `filing`
- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Public Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000
- **2025-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2025-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
- **2025-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0253 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42c46c9a-97ee-4c7e-b5b5-a89e58ca327b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).