HOSPITALS-ER COPAYMENT
Summary
Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, hospitals organized or licensed under the Acts shall not require a patient in the hospital's emergency room to pay a copayment before receiving treatment for the patient's medical emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2023
How they voted
99–0
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 116
Mar 24, 2023
D
Democratic76
85% Yea
R
Republican40
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Insurance; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
P
Mattie Hunter
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Morrison
DDemocratic
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