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type: "Bill"
title: "REPEAL HEALTH INFO EXCHANG ACT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on July 1, 2023. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Provides that staff employed by the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office (Office) on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall remain employed and continue their service within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services after the repeal of the Act and the dissolution of the Office. Provides that the status and rights of such employees shall not be affected by the repeal of the Act or the dissolution of the Office except that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, those employees shall maintain their seniority and their positions shall convert to titles of a comparable organizational level under the Personnel Code and become subject to the Personnel Code. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Health Information Exchange Fund to the General Revenue Fund; and that upon completion of the transfer, the Health Information Exchange Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the General Revenue Fund. Removes all reference to the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office in various Acts. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Replaces references to the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task Force with the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Workgroup. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the Workgroup within the Medicaid Advisory Committee in accordance with certain federal requirements. Makes changes to provisions concerning the Workgroup's membership and duties. Effective July 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2294"
citation: "Illinois SB 2294 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Stava-Murray", "Julie A. Morrison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-10"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5614b9d-591a-4a18-8348-7281cabd9cc0"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2294&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=147184&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "eeb60703d3224dc811880a81575ace332b64fca44141eb78efbf2919d14be79c"
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 SB 2294 (103rd) — REPEAL HEALTH INFO EXCHANG ACT
Amends the Illinois Health Information Exchange and Technology Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on July 1, 2023. Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Provides that staff employed by the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office (Office) on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall remain employed and continue their service within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services after the repeal of the Act and the dissolution of the Office. Provides that the status and rights of such employees shall not be affected by the repeal of the Act or the dissolution of the Office except that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, those employees shall maintain their seniority and their positions shall convert to titles of a comparable organizational level under the Personnel Code and become subject to the Personnel Code. Provides that on the effective date of the amendatory Act, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Health Information Exchange Fund to the General Revenue Fund; and that upon completion of the transfer, the Health Information Exchange Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the General Revenue Fund. Removes all reference to the Illinois Health Information Exchange Office in various Acts. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Replaces references to the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Task Force with the Long-Term Services and Supports Disparities Workgroup. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish the Workgroup within the Medicaid Advisory Committee in accordance with certain federal requirements. Makes changes to provisions concerning the Workgroup's membership and duties. Effective July 1, 2023.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2294.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2294eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2294enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Health and Human Services — **90** (pass) · lower
- Human Services — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anne Stava-Murray — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2023-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2023
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0508 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5614b9d-591a-4a18-8348-7281cabd9cc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).