---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSP-MORTALITY RATE REPORTING"
description: "Amends the Hospital Report Card Act. In a provision that requires the Department of Public Health to publish risk-adjusted mortality rates for hospitals, requires the published rates to include the risk-adjusted mortality rates for cardiovascular complications and diabetes-related hypoglycemia complications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2706"
citation: "Illinois HB 2706 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-19"
last_action: "2015-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ff75aca-832f-484c-a540-de5884fbb038"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2706&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88498&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "8891a9c17edef57e76b00116269f54149311179f31a42444a4c5da3bf14fe658"
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 2706 (99th) — HOSP-MORTALITY RATE REPORTING

Amends the Hospital Report Card Act. In a provision that requires the Department of Public Health to publish risk-adjusted mortality rates for hospitals, requires the published rates to include the risk-adjusted mortality rates for cardiovascular complications and diabetes-related hypoglycemia complications.

## 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=09900HB2706&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88498&DocNum=2706&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2706eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88498&DocNum=2706&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2706enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88498&DocNum=2706&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 013-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2015
- **2015-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0326 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ff75aca-832f-484c-a540-de5884fbb038`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).