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Bill MED PATIENT RT-DISCRIMINATION Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 279 Illinois HB 279 (97th)
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Illinois HB 279 (97th) — MED PATIENT RT-DISCRIMINATION

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a hospital must include in its written statement of patients' rights the right not to be discriminated against by the hospital due to the patient's race, color, or national origin where such characteristics are not relevant to the patient's medical diagnosis and treatment, and that the statement should put the patient on notice on how to initiate a grievance with the hospital or with the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding improper discrimination. Sets forth discrimination grievance procedures and provides language all hospitals must post for the benefit of patients regarding the hospital's emergency room anti-discrimination policy. 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers filing
  • 2011-01-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-01-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2011-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2011-02-08 Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2011-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2011-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2011-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2011 reading-1
  • 2011-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
  • 2011-03-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-04-27 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
  • 2011-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado amendment-introduction
  • 2011-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-05-04 Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
  • 2011-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado amendment-introduction
  • 2011-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
  • 2011-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
  • 2011-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
  • 2011-05-17 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Delgado amendment-passage
  • 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
  • 2011-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 042-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2011-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2011-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
  • 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
  • 2011-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-000-000
  • 2011-05-28 Passed Both Houses
  • 2011-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2011-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2011-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2011
  • 2011-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0485 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/99c339de-7913-49d4-8583-eea5971a3176. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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