HB5000 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING
Last Action
3/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Hearings
Judiciary - Civil Committee Hearing Mar 19 2026 8:00AM Capitol Building 114 and Virtual Room 1 Springfield, IL
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 3960/8.5  
740 ILCS 10/7.2a  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Health Care Facilities Planning Act. Repeals the January 1, 2027 inoperative date affecting a change of ownership among related persons. Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Repeals the January 1, 2027 inoperative date affecting notice provisions to the Attorney General before a health care merger or affiliation. Amends provisions requiring health care entities to notify the Attorney General within 30 days before a merger or affiliation to include a "covered transaction" even if the parties to the transaction are not themselves a health care facility or provider organization but own or control, directly or indirectly, one or more of the 2 or more health care facilities or provider organizations that will be under common ownership or contracting affiliation if the transaction is consummated, including if parties to the covered transaction are private equity companies. Defines "private equity company" to mean any company or partnership that collects capital investments from individuals or entities and purchases, as a parent company, at any level of corporate ownership, or through another entity or entities so that the company completely or partially owns or controls, a direct or indirect ownership share of an Illinois health care entity or an out-of-state health care entity that generates $10,000,000 or more in annual revenue from patients residing in this State. Changes notice provisions. Defines terms.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/04/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2/06/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/06/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/04/2026HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/18/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
3/19/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
3/19/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate