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| Bill | VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES | Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 4848 | Illinois HB 4848 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2018-02-14 | 2018-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4848&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110211&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 52c23593c8a74feddc0e7408e31c100af09f5a444fc71c890530297fb59ae6f3 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4848 (100th) — VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 97–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Daniel Swanson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson
filing - 2018-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-07 To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- 2018-04-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2018-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- 2018-04-10 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2018-04-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- 2018-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- 2018-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2018-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- 2018-04-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-04-23 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2018-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2018-05-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-02 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2018-05-09 Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- 2018-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
- 2018-05-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2018-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-24 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-06-22 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2018-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2019
- 2018-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0814
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).