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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4848"
citation: "Illinois HB 4848 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4848&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110211&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "52c23593c8a74feddc0e7408e31c100af09f5a444fc71c890530297fb59ae6f3"
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 4848 (100th) — VETERANS-MEDICAL RECORD COPIES
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law in recognition of service provided, a health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if: (1) the patient is an indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being requested by the patient or a person, entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative, for the purpose of supporting a claim for federal veterans' disability benefits.
## 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=10000HB4848&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4848eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4848enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110211&DocNum=4848&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **970** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Daniel Swanson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-04-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2018-04-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
- **2018-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0814 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ab696ad-88a7-48e5-bf53-bf36c6ab67c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).