The legislation was introduced in bill HB3 on Nov. 30, 2018, when Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Hospital Report Card Act to require that each hospital include in its quarterly report instances of preterm infants, infant mortality, and maternal mortality".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 19 and it arrived in the House on May 23, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. The law went into effect immediately.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB3.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 012-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Collins |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0446 |
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