---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSPITAL-HEALTH INSURANCE POST"
description: "Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that each hospital shall post, in each facility that has an emergency room, a notice in a conspicuous location in the emergency room with information about how to enroll in health insurance through the Illinois health insurance marketplace."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3487"
citation: "Illinois HB 3487 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31583c07-79ca-450a-b3af-f5a8384a405e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3487&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120098&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "5efdd2e154d800c36d464b7f9e7ec73570ab7fe31ec0eb25cbfccdc530ca4589"
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 3487 (101st) — HOSPITAL-HEALTH INSURANCE POST

Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that each hospital shall post, in each facility that has an emergency room, a notice in a conspicuous location in the emergency room with information about how to enroll in health insurance through the Illinois health insurance marketplace.

## 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=10100HB3487&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120098&DocNum=3487&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3487eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120098&DocNum=3487&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3487enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120098&DocNum=3487&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron M. Ortiz — primary (person)
- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2019-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2019-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2019-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2019-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2019-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-005-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass Insurance; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0117 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31583c07-79ca-450a-b3af-f5a8384a405e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).