republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-3592.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICES"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that coroners are included as part of medical examiner offices for the purposes of complying with and implementing specified federal provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3592"
citation: "Illinois HB 3592 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cunningham", "Lamont J. Robinson, Jr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d85450fb-b07b-4e0d-9b07-60b943e0d015"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3592&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132632&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "78522ace60bb603d3621d1d9c01875746abd8a774f786f971c26b0ac09ff2df9"
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 3592 (102nd) — IDPH-MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICES

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to ensure that coroners are included as part of medical examiner offices for the purposes of complying with and implementing specified federal provisions.

## 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/10200HB3592.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3592eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3592ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3592ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3592enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** 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
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Health; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **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 January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0488 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d85450fb-b07b-4e0d-9b07-60b943e0d015`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).