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type: "Bill"
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title: "FAIR PATIENT-COLLECTION ACTION"
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description: "Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Requires a hospital to proactively offer information on charity care options available to patients, regardless of their immigration status, health insurance, or residency, and to obtain the signature of a patient declining charity care if the patient does not intend to access financial assistance. Effective July 1, 2021."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 3803"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3803 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Dagmara Avelar"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-19"
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last_action: "2021-08-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2a292a7-4f53-449d-84e0-a1c918439511"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3803&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132870&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "a600aba0a420b571b49cc1a74af4055169833a03b8dda2a592bed488e0e3ca3e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3803 (102nd) — FAIR PATIENT-COLLECTION ACTION
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Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Requires a hospital to proactively offer information on charity care options available to patients, regardless of their immigration status, health insurance, or residency, and to obtain the signature of a patient declining charity care if the patient does not intend to access financial assistance. Effective July 1, 2021.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3803.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3803eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3803ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3803enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **104–8** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
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- Dagmara Avelar — primary (person)
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- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
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- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
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- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
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- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
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- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
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- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
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- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar `filing`
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- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
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- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
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- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 010-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-22** Removed from Short Debate Status
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
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- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 104-008-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Healthcare Access and Availability `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Healthcare Access and Availability; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
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- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
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- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
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- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-20** Effective Date December 1, 2021
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- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0504 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2a292a7-4f53-449d-84e0-a1c918439511`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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