HB5000 - 104th General Assembly

HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING
Last Action
5/14/2026 - Senate: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
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.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Adds reference to:
Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Deletes the January 1, 2027 repeal of the provisions in the Act that any penalties collected from an entity for violations of the Act shall be deposited into the Antitrust Enforcement Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/04/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2/06/2026 House First Reading
2/06/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/04/2026 House Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/18/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
3/19/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
3/19/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2026 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/08/2026 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
4/10/2026 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/10/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026
4/17/2026 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
4/17/2026 Senate First Reading
4/17/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/22/2026 Senate Assigned to Executive
4/22/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
4/29/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
4/29/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/30/2026 Senate Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
4/30/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026
5/05/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
5/05/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
5/05/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/06/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/06/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
5/14/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
5/14/2026 Senate Second Reading
5/14/2026 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Guzman
5/14/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026