SB 59 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

HOSPITAL REPORT CARD ACT

Summary

Creates the Hospital Report Card Act. Provides requirements for staffing levels. Requires hospitals to prepare a quarterly report detailing specified information as a condition of licensure. Requires the Department of Public Health to submit a report summarizing the quarterly reports by region to the General Assembly and publish that report on its website. Provides protection for whistleblowers. Provides a private right of action to whistleblowers against their employers. Provides penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that violations of the Hospital Report Card Act are grounds for discipline under the Act.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2003

Committee Review

May 2003

Senate Passage

May 2003

House Passage

May 2003

Signed into Law

Aug 2003

Introduced Mar 19, 2003 Signed Aug 20, 2003

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2003 · House May 13, 2003

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

May 28, 2003

D Democratic25

25 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 20, 2003

Signed into law

Governor Approved

upper

May 28, 2003

Upper · Passed

Passed Both Houses

upper

May 28, 2003

Upper · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

upper

May 23, 2003

Upper · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000

upper

May 22, 2003

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services

upper

May 16, 2003

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

upper

May 13, 2003

Introduced

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 14, 2003

upper

May 13, 2003

Introduced

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

upper

May 13, 2003

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (94-0)

house

May 1, 2003

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000

lower

May 1, 2003

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

May 1, 2003

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 1, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 19, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 19, 2003

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Mar 6, 2003

Upper · Passed

Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 011-000-000

upper

Mar 5, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

upper

Mar 4, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services

upper

Mar 4, 2003

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 4, 2003

Introduced

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama

upper

Jan 29, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Health & Human Services

upper

Jan 22, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

0 primary · 12 co-sponsors