---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTHCARE-TECH"
description: "Creates the Illinois Healthcare Act. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4403"
citation: "Illinois HB 4403 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-29"
last_action: "2014-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/166c0a7c-7915-46e4-9b55-246c8c486389"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4403&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78676&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bb5f26debf1f3c98747e5167e6d7c10c986a5a5bde1df5a71d048c905d1093c1"
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 4403 (98th) — HEALTHCARE-TECH

Creates the Illinois Healthcare Act. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09800HB4403&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78676&DocNum=4403&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4403eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78676&DocNum=4403&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4403enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78676&DocNum=4403&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2014-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-03-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-03-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-03-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2014-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2014-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
- **2014-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2014
- **2014-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-05-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-05-29** Effective Date May 29, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0630 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/166c0a7c-7915-46e4-9b55-246c8c486389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).