Date	Chamber	Action
8/8/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0480

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Community Benefits Act. Provides that a nonprofit hospital shall develop (i) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community and (ii) a community benefits plan defined as an operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that include charity care and government sponsored indigent health care and identifies the populations and communities served by the hospital. Provides that each nonprofit hospital shall prepare an annual report of the community benefits plan to be filed with the Attorney General and provides a civil penalty for failure to file the report.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Community Benefits Act. Provides that a nonprofit hospital shall develop (i) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community and (ii) a community benefits plan defined as an operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that include charity care and government sponsored indigent health care and identifies the populations and communities served by the hospital. Provides that each nonprofit hospital shall prepare an annual report of the community benefits plan to be filed with the Attorney General. Provides a late filing fee for failure to file the report and allows the Attorney General to grant extensions for good cause. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2003	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2/19/2003	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2003	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/26/2003	Senate	Assigned to Health & Human Services
3/6/2003	Senate	Postponed - Health & Human Services
3/13/2003	Senate	Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
3/13/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
4/1/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
4/1/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
4/2/2003	Senate	Second Reading
4/2/2003	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crotty
4/2/2003	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
4/4/2003	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-001
4/4/2003	House	Arrived in House
4/4/2003	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
4/4/2003	House	First Reading
4/4/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/9/2003	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/2/2003	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
5/22/2003	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
5/22/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
5/23/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
5/23/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
5/23/2003	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
5/29/2003	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2003	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2003	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000
5/30/2003	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/27/2003	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/8/2003	Senate	Governor Approved
8/8/2003	Senate	Effective Date August 8, 2003
8/8/2003	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0480

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