---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 1004"
citation: "Illinois HB 1004 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 78
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-02"
last_action: "2015-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4a6c716-7d9a-4258-b087-acb7a5ae1376"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1004&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=85483&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "5ba0bc1e7fb739e9d63a421f4234927f7cac8e167b60e92664112a4840062721"
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 1004 (99th) — HEALTH-TECH

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.

## 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=09900HB1004&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85483&DocNum=1004&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1004eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85483&DocNum=1004&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1004enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85483&DocNum=1004&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-27** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 30, 2015
- **2015-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2015-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-05-04** Sponsor Removed Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2015-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0054 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4a6c716-7d9a-4258-b087-acb7a5ae1376`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).