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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4460</title>
<shortdesc>HOSPITALS-PATIENT TRANSFER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Amy Briel</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee Hearing Apr 15 2026  9:00AM Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL  - House Floor Amendment 1</committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>210 ILCS 85/6.14i new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that, upon request by a patient, a hospital must transfer the patient to the requested health care facility, regardless of whether the facility is part of the hospital's health care network. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/15/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee;  008-005-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability &amp; Accessibility Committee</action>
</actions>
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