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Bill	FAIR PATIENT BILLING-SCREENING	Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that a hospital shall screen each uninsured patient for eligibility in State and federal health insurance programs, financial assistance offered by the hospital, and other public programs that may assist with health care costs and provide information about those programs. For an insured patient, requires the hospital to screen the patient for discounted care in specified circumstances. Provides that the screenings and all follow-up assistance must be culturally competent, in the patient's primary language, in plain language, and in an accessible format. Requires a hospital to implement an operational plan and trainings relating to screenings. Prohibits hospitals from pursuing collection actions against uninsured patients if they have not completed the screening requirements. Includes a prohibition on the sale of medical debt, limitations on collection actions, penalties for violating the Act's provisions, and defenses against collection actions pursued in violation of the provisions. Makes other changes. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Provides that a patient declining to apply for a public health insurance program on the basis of concern for immigration-related consequences shall not be grounds for denying financial assistance under a hospital's financial assistance policy.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 2719	Illinois HB 2719 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Dagmara Avelar Robert Peters	5	92	7	2023-02-15	2023-07-28	openstates	ocd-bill/112e6e89-00a7-4910-8570-e4c8bfa003dc	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2719&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147842&SessionID=112	ab17e030e56b24824253a5f5fb9344edfb378b60bc0df9f21806cb30ecdfb239	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2719 (103rd) — FAIR PATIENT BILLING-SCREENING

Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that a hospital shall screen each uninsured patient for eligibility in State and federal health insurance programs, financial assistance offered by the hospital, and other public programs that may assist with health care costs and provide information about those programs. For an insured patient, requires the hospital to screen the patient for discounted care in specified circumstances. Provides that the screenings and all follow-up assistance must be culturally competent, in the patient's primary language, in plain language, and in an accessible format. Requires a hospital to implement an operational plan and trainings relating to screenings. Prohibits hospitals from pursuing collection actions against uninsured patients if they have not completed the screening requirements. Includes a prohibition on the sale of medical debt, limitations on collection actions, penalties for violating the Act's provisions, and defenses against collection actions pursued in violation of the provisions. Makes other changes. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Provides that a patient declining to apply for a public health insurance program on the basis of concern for immigration-related consequences shall not be grounds for denying financial assistance under a hospital's financial assistance policy.

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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Health Care Availability & Access, Amendment 1 — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 72–32 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 77–36 (pass) · lower
• Health and Human Services — 14–0 (pass) · lower
• Health Care Availability & Access — 6–3 (pass) · lower
• Health and Human Services — 9–5 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 38–16 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Dagmara Avelar — primary (person)
• Robert Peters — primary (person)
• Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
• Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Emil Jones and III — cosponsor (person)
• Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
• Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
• Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
• Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
• Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
• Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
• William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar filing
• 2023-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-02-28 Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee referral-committee
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
• 2023-03-02 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-03-02 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
• 2023-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 006-003-000
• 2023-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
• 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
• 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
• 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
• 2023-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2023-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-03-22 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
• 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
• 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2023-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
• 2023-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
• 2023-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
• 2023-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
• 2023-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2023-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2023-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2023-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-032-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2023-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2023-03-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-03-27 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2023-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
• 2023-04-18 Assigned to Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2023-04-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters amendment-introduction
• 2023-04-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
• 2023-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Health and Human Services amendment-passage
• 2023-04-26 Do Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 009-005-000
• 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 reading-2
• 2023-04-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
• 2023-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
• 2023-05-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2023-05-03 Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
• 2023-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2023-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2023-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 038-016-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-11 Arrived in House introduction
• 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2023-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2023-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2023-05-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
• 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2023-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2023-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 077-036-000
• 2023-05-18 House Concurs
• 2023-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2023-05-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2023-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2024
• 2023-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0323 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/112e6e89-00a7-4910-8570-e4c8bfa003dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).