---
type: "Bill"
title: "HEALTH FAC-CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP"
description: "Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Makes changes concerning: (i) the permit and exemption process for changes of ownership among related persons; (ii) an application to close a health care facility; and (iii) an application to discontinue a category of service. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3504"
citation: "Illinois HB 3504 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15a77017-55f1-4793-81db-f6a4ff50d149"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3504&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89692&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "20ca796482800cb60f2cd2b69a5d46f8480dfde9e5243cf01e1251c38ae731c3"
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 3504 (99th) — HEALTH FAC-CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Makes changes concerning: (i) the permit and exemption process for changes of ownership among related persons; (ii) an application to close a health care facility; and (iii) an application to discontinue a category of service. 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=09900HB3504&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89692&DocNum=3504&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3504eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89692&DocNum=3504&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3504enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89692&DocNum=3504&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `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
- **2015-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2015-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Public Health
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 005-000-000
- **2015-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Delgado `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-26** 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; 010-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2015
- **2015-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0154 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15a77017-55f1-4793-81db-f6a4ff50d149`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).