---
type: "Bill"
title: "BIRTH CENTER LICENSING"
description: "Creates the Birth Center Licensing Act. Provides that, except as provided by the Act, no person shall open, manage, conduct, offer, maintain, or advertise as a birth center without a valid license issued by the Department of Public Health. Requires all birth centers in existence as of the effective date of the Act to obtain a valid license to operate within 2 years after the adoption of rules by the Department to implement the Act. Provides that an applicant for a license under the Act shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the Department, which shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, as established by rule by the Department. Provides that licenses under the Act are renewable every 3 years upon submission of specified materials. Requires birth centers, to the extent possible, to link and integrate services with nearby health care facilities. Contains provisions concerning staffing requirements; minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of a birth center; and requirements for reimbursement, reporting, training, and inspections. Requires the Department to adopt specified rules. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3995"
citation: "Illinois HB 3995 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Robyn Gabel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43f8158b-ee5b-46b8-885f-718b49829a17"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3995&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=134442&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "e466cd7814adcc03ff655da326829c6e7003abee54e172e3163f70c5e6211a86"
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 3995 (102nd) — BIRTH CENTER LICENSING

Creates the Birth Center Licensing Act. Provides that, except as provided by the Act, no person shall open, manage, conduct, offer, maintain, or advertise as a birth center without a valid license issued by the Department of Public Health. Requires all birth centers in existence as of the effective date of the Act to obtain a valid license to operate within 2 years after the adoption of rules by the Department to implement the Act. Provides that an applicant for a license under the Act shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the Department, which shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, as established by rule by the Department. Provides that licenses under the Act are renewable every 3 years upon submission of specified materials. Requires birth centers, to the extent possible, to link and integrate services with nearby health care facilities. Contains provisions concerning staffing requirements; minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of a birth center; and requirements for reimbursement, reporting, training, and inspections. Requires the Department to adopt specified rules. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3995.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3995eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3995ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3995ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3995enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2021-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2021-03-23** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2021-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Health; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0518 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43f8158b-ee5b-46b8-885f-718b49829a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).