HB 4461104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4461
HOSPITAL COLLECTION LIENS
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0490
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 38
- Prime sponsors
- Amy Briel, Graciela Guzmán
- Cosponsors (36)
- Aarón M. Ortíz, Abdelnasser Rashid, Camille Y. Lilly, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Dagmara Avelar, Daniel Didech, Dave Vella, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Edgar González, Jr., Eva-Dina Delgado, Janet Yang Rohr, Jay Hoffman, Joyce Mason, Justin Cochran, Justin Slaughter, Kelly M. Cassidy, Laura Faver Dias, Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr., Lisa Davis, Margaret A. DeLaRosa, Martha Deuter, Mary Beth Canty, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael Crawford, Nabeela Syed, Nicolle Grasse, Robert "Bob" Rita, Robyn Gabel, Sharon Chung, Sonya M. Harper, Sue Scherer, Suzanne M. Ness, Theresa Mah, Tracy Katz Muhl, William "Will" Davis, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary: Civil, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed46-12
yes (46) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (12) Anderson, Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., Chesney, Plummer, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rose
not voting (1) McClure
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-2
yes (9) Aquino, Omar, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Rezin, Sue
no (2) Anderson, Neil, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Curran, John F, Murphy, Laura M
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed74-37
yes (74) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (6) Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Stephens, Ford, Grant
not voting (1) Benton
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed11-7
yes (11) Canty, Mary Beth, Avelar, Dagmara, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Morgan, Bob, Olickal, Kevin John, Vella, Dave
no (7) Davis, Jed, Friess, David, Fritts, Bradley, McLaughlin, Martin, Reick, Steven, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom
not voting (2) Jones, Thaddeus, Williams, Ann M
March 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-7
yes (13) Canty, Mary Beth, Buckner, Kam, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Olickal, Kevin John, Morgan, Bob, Tarver II, Curtis J, Vella, Dave, Williams, Ann M
no (7) Davis, Jed, Friess, David, Fritts, Bradley, McLaughlin, Martin, Reick, Steven, Ugaste, Dan, Weber, Tom
Timeline 75
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0490 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000 |
| May 18, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 009-002-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-037-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-007-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| March 30, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 30, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| March 27, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| March 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000 |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| January 20, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 20, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 15, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Briel |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.