republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-2202.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HLTH CARE COST & QUALITY INFO"
description: "Amends the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act. Requires all hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and physicians licensed in the State to adopt a uniform electronic system for submitting patient charges for payment from public and private payors. Adds provisions concerning the collection and compilation of patient charge and quality of care data. Requires the Department of Public Health to inform the public regarding the availability of comparison health care charge data and quality of care information and to post certain information on its website by January 1, 2005. Requires the Department to study the most effective methods for publicly disclosing patient charge data and quality of care information and to report its findings to the Governor and to the General Assembly. Requires the Department to protect patient confidentiality under State and federal law. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2202"
citation: "Illinois HB 2202 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0ee5e44-2242-44f3-ac89-ace6164e1479"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2202&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3284&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "592a7b909c8a853cc6d27520812ea9d5e897f7a187ba3861281c04c0f5a67295"
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 2202 (93rd) — HLTH CARE COST & QUALITY INFO

Amends the Illinois Health Finance Reform Act. Requires all hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and physicians licensed in the State to adopt a uniform electronic system for submitting patient charges for payment from public and private payors. Adds provisions concerning the collection and compilation of patient charge and quality of care data. Requires the Department of Public Health to inform the public regarding the availability of comparison health care charge data and quality of care information and to post certain information on its website by January 1, 2005. Requires the Department to study the most effective methods for publicly disclosing patient charge data and quality of care information and to report its findings to the Governor and to the General Assembly. Requires the Department to protect patient confidentiality under State and federal law. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB2202&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3284&DocNum=2202&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2202eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3284&DocNum=2202&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2202enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3284&DocNum=2202&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Hamos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `filing`
- **2003-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-02-26** Re-assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 012-000-006 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2003-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0144 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0ee5e44-2242-44f3-ac89-ace6164e1479`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).