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type: "Bill"
title: "BURN INJURY REPORTING ACT"
description: "Creates the Burn Injury Reporting Act. Requires that an immediate oral report and later a written report be filed of every burn injury that meets one of the following criteria: (i) a person receives a second-degree or third degree burn to 5% or more of the person's body as a whole; (ii) a person sustains a burn to the upper respiratory tract or occurring laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of superheated air; or (iii) a person sustains any burn injury likely to result in death. Provides that the oral report shall consist of notification by telephone within 4 hours of completion of the initial treatment of the burn injury victim to local law enforcement in the jurisdiction where the hospital is located. Lists what must be contained in the report. Provides that information collected in the burn injury reports that could identify the hospital, any health care professional, hospital staff, or the patient shall remain confidential and only be divulged as needed in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense. Provides that persons complying with the Act in good faith are not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5348"
citation: "Illinois HB 5348 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2006-01-26"
last_action: "2006-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b79d6413-bea1-4ab8-b13e-8d836c5a6d60"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5348&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24621&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f8e6b8637cf03e8c28413bfa5045f8e7ba4ad43534f645aa7d255b9ff7955c42"
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 5348 (94th) — BURN INJURY REPORTING ACT
Creates the Burn Injury Reporting Act. Requires that an immediate oral report and later a written report be filed of every burn injury that meets one of the following criteria: (i) a person receives a second-degree or third degree burn to 5% or more of the person's body as a whole; (ii) a person sustains a burn to the upper respiratory tract or occurring laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of superheated air; or (iii) a person sustains any burn injury likely to result in death. Provides that the oral report shall consist of notification by telephone within 4 hours of completion of the initial treatment of the burn injury victim to local law enforcement in the jurisdiction where the hospital is located. Lists what must be contained in the report. Provides that information collected in the burn injury reports that could identify the hospital, any health care professional, hospital staff, or the patient shall remain confidential and only be divulged as needed in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense. Provides that persons complying with the Act in good faith are not subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5348&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24621&DocNum=5348&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5348eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24621&DocNum=5348&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5348enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24621&DocNum=5348&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2006-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2006-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2006-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2006-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 006-000-000
- **2006-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2006-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2006-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2006-04-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-05** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0828 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b79d6413-bea1-4ab8-b13e-8d836c5a6d60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).