---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a health care facility must provide a written pre-closing statement to the Department no less than 90 days before permanently closing its facility. Provides that the statement must address certain matters, including: whether arrangements have been made for the timely transfer of patient records, regardless of format, to another health care facility, a health care practitioner, or another secure facility; whether the health care facility has arranged to provide notice to the public, at least 30 days before closing, of the planned closing of the facility; whether arrangements have been made for the transfer or disposal of hazardous and other waste and the disposition of legend drugs; whether arrangements have been made for securing the health care facility building or buildings and remaining medical equipment; and the intended date upon which business will cease. Also requires a closed health care facility, or its designee, to provide to the Department a written post-closing statement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3878"
citation: "Illinois HB 3878 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6121cf9-3b92-440f-8bd1-2fd5f83e354f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3878&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46699&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e681694d73c887810c37c54c8bda580044e6712028357a0bb383dd531a8fa940"
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 3878 (96th) — IDPH-HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a health care facility must provide a written pre-closing statement to the Department no less than 90 days before permanently closing its facility. Provides that the statement must address certain matters, including: whether arrangements have been made for the timely transfer of patient records, regardless of format, to another health care facility, a health care practitioner, or another secure facility; whether the health care facility has arranged to provide notice to the public, at least 30 days before closing, of the planned closing of the facility; whether arrangements have been made for the transfer or disposal of hazardous and other waste and the disposition of legend drugs; whether arrangements have been made for securing the health care facility building or buildings and remaining medical equipment; and the intended date upon which business will cease. Also requires a closed health care facility, or its designee, to provide to the Department a written post-closing statement. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB3878&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46699&DocNum=3878&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3878eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46699&DocNum=3878&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3878enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46699&DocNum=3878&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John E. Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Public Health
- **2009-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0596 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6121cf9-3b92-440f-8bd1-2fd5f83e354f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).