Bill Status of HB 3604   95th General Assembly


Short Description:  HOSPITALS-PATIENT RELIGION

House Sponsors
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Ira I. Silverstein-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0181

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 85/6.23 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital must adopt policies and procedures to ensure that, in making decisions concerning the treatment of a patient at the hospital, health care professionals must take into account the patient's religious beliefs.

House Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital must adopt policies and procedures to allow health care professionals, in documenting a patient's time of death at the hospital, to take into account the patient's religious beliefs concerning the patient's time of death.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/27/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/28/2007HouseFirst Reading
  2/28/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/1/2007HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  3/7/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
  3/7/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/23/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
  4/24/2007HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
  4/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/25/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
  4/26/2007SenateArrive in Senate
  4/26/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/26/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  4/26/2007SenateFirst Reading
  4/26/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  5/2/2007SenateAssigned to Public Health
  5/3/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
  5/15/2007SenateDo Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
  5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
  5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading
  5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
  5/18/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
  5/18/2007HousePassed Both Houses
  6/15/2007HouseSent to the Governor
  8/14/2007HouseGovernor Approved
  8/14/2007HouseEffective Date January 1, 2008
  8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0181

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