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type: "Bill"
title: "EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES ACT"
description: "Creates the Equitable Health Outcomes Act. Provides that an entity required to collect health data and report it to the Department of Public Health shall include, in the patient data collected, the following items: (i) race; (ii) ethnicity; (iii) sexual orientation; (iv) gender identity; (v) language; and (vi) such other demographic information as the Department requires by rule. Creates the Health Outcomes Review Board. Provides that the Board shall be tasked with annually reviewing and reporting data on health outcomes, including illnesses, treatments, and causes of death in Illinois and facilitating adoption of solutions. Provides that the Board shall be composed of a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 25 members appointed by the Director of Public Health or the Director's designee. Provides that members shall serve 3-year terms. Provides for qualifications and requirements of Board members. Provides that the first Board meeting shall be held as soon as practicable following the appointment of a majority of members. Provides that the Board shall meet no less than 4 times per calendar year. Provides that each Board member shall sign a confidentiality agreement regarding personally identifiable information that the Department deems necessary to the Board's objectives or that is disclosed to the Board inadvertently. Provides that a Board member who knowingly violates the confidentiality agreement commits a misdemeanor. Provides for immunity from subpoenas regarding the information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting or communication of the Board. Provides that notes, statements, medical records, reports, communications, and memoranda that contain, or may contain, patient information are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding. Describes the Board's duties. Provides requirements for reports prepared by the Board. Provides for the adoption of rules to implement the Act. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3751"
citation: "Illinois SB 3751 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus C. Evans, Jr.", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5809b5ca-7aaa-4238-bd38-cfeeca27bf42"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3751&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=153837&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "77738ab5d19ca8cc9800d5f6e482d60b83a2e81b35bd4501b782d83d173915b0"
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 3751 (103rd) — EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES ACT
Creates the Equitable Health Outcomes Act. Provides that an entity required to collect health data and report it to the Department of Public Health shall include, in the patient data collected, the following items: (i) race; (ii) ethnicity; (iii) sexual orientation; (iv) gender identity; (v) language; and (vi) such other demographic information as the Department requires by rule. Creates the Health Outcomes Review Board. Provides that the Board shall be tasked with annually reviewing and reporting data on health outcomes, including illnesses, treatments, and causes of death in Illinois and facilitating adoption of solutions. Provides that the Board shall be composed of a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 25 members appointed by the Director of Public Health or the Director's designee. Provides that members shall serve 3-year terms. Provides for qualifications and requirements of Board members. Provides that the first Board meeting shall be held as soon as practicable following the appointment of a majority of members. Provides that the Board shall meet no less than 4 times per calendar year. Provides that each Board member shall sign a confidentiality agreement regarding personally identifiable information that the Department deems necessary to the Board's objectives or that is disclosed to the Board inadvertently. Provides that a Board member who knowingly violates the confidentiality agreement commits a misdemeanor. Provides for immunity from subpoenas regarding the information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting or communication of the Board. Provides that notes, statements, medical records, reports, communications, and memoranda that contain, or may contain, patient information are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding. Describes the Board's duties. Provides requirements for reports prepared by the Board. Provides for the adoption of rules to implement the Act. Makes other changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3751.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3751eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3751sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3751enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Public Health — **62** (pass) · lower
- Public Health, Amendment 1 — **51** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3818** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **7339** (pass) · lower
- Human Services — **63** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `filing`
- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Do Pass Public Health; 006-002-000
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2024
- **2024-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2024-04-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
- **2024-04-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
- **2024-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2024-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 005-001-000
- **2024-05-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Simmons `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 038-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2024-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-05-03** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-05-13** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-003-000
- **2024-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-039-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1041 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5809b5ca-7aaa-4238-bd38-cfeeca27bf42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).