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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 | SB 1943 | Illinois SB 1943 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 70 | 5 | 2011-02-10 | 2011-08-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/921c6403-4fa6-4e93-96de-93c5d7ac1baa | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1943&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58063&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 61090d3f12a5ae80da07e4a86d34051d0125817c5aa83af2b9d5351dd05f5040 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1943 (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.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kimberly du Buclet — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2011-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-10 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-03-02 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2011-03-09 Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2011
- 2011-03-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2011
- 2011-04-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2011-04-08 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-08 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-11 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2011-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-12 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2011-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-05 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2011-05-09 Re-assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- 2011-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-13 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- 2011-05-16 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- 2011-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-05-18 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2011-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-05-19 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
- 2011-05-27 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- 2011-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4
- 2011-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3, 4 - May 29, 2011
- 2011-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2011-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado
filing - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2011-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- 2011-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- 2011-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- 2011-05-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2011-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- 2011-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- 2011-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- 2011-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-26 Effective Date January 1, 2012
- 2011-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0612
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/921c6403-4fa6-4e93-96de-93c5d7ac1baa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).