republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-2403.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSPITAL-SEPSIS PROTOCOLS"
description: "Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to adopt, implement, periodically update, and submit to the Department of Public Health evidence-based protocols for the early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that are based on generally accepted standards of care. Requires the protocols to contain certain components, including components specific to the identification, care, and treatment of adults and of children. Requires hospitals to submit the protocols to the Department no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that protocols shall be resubmitted at the request of the Department, but not more frequently than once every 2 years unless the Department identifies hospital-specific performance concerns. Requires hospitals to report certain sepsis-related data to the Department. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to publish guidelines to assist hospitals in developing the sepsis protocols. Contains provisions concerning rulemaking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2403"
citation: "Illinois SB 2403 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-03"
last_action: "2016-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6136a6-9a8c-4c5d-acf7-19b2f888a7d7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2403&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93876&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e7a415757d6c1d261ca84fa9b612af8a1ec8d6b9845166105c903fbd180f2ca5"
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 2403 (99th) — HOSPITAL-SEPSIS PROTOCOLS

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals to adopt, implement, periodically update, and submit to the Department of Public Health evidence-based protocols for the early recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that are based on generally accepted standards of care. Requires the protocols to contain certain components, including components specific to the identification, care, and treatment of adults and of children. Requires hospitals to submit the protocols to the Department no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that protocols shall be resubmitted at the request of the Department, but not more frequently than once every 2 years unless the Department identifies hospital-specific performance concerns. Requires hospitals to report certain sepsis-related data to the Department. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to publish guidelines to assist hospitals in developing the sepsis protocols. Contains provisions concerning rulemaking.

## 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=09900SB2403&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93876&DocNum=2403&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2403eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93876&DocNum=2403&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2403enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93876&DocNum=2403&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2016-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Postponed - Public Health
- **2016-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-09** Postponed - Public Health
- **2016-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-03-16** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2016
- **2016-04-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- **2016-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2016-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2016-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2016-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2016-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2016-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2016-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
- **2016-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2016
- **2016-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0828 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6136a6-9a8c-4c5d-acf7-19b2f888a7d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).