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Bill 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd HB 3995 Illinois HB 3995 (102nd)
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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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (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; origin ocd-bill/43f8158b-ee5b-46b8-885f-718b49829a17. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).