HB 1332 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CONTACT

Summary

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital licensed under the Act must, at the time a patient is being checked in, give the patient an opportunity to designate an emergency contact to be notified if the patient dies or experiences a significant change in condition. If an emergency contact is designated, hospital staff must communicate with the emergency contact and ask whether the emergency contact would prefer to be notified by telephone call, by hospital staff when the emergency contact reaches the hospital, or by some other method.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Signed Aug 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Aug 1, 2025

MINOR

The primary change between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions of HB 1332 is the update of the bill's status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' in the header and page footers. This indicates the bill has been finalized and approved for signing into law, rather than a substantive change to the policy text itself.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' in the header and page footers to reflect the final version of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

57–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 58

May 21, 2025

D Democratic39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 1, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Health and Human Services

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Amended

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-026-000

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 012-000-000

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 009-005-000

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 6 co-sponsors