COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACT Senate SponsorsSen. M. Maggie Crotty House Sponsors(Rep. William Delgado-Robin Kelly-Keith P. Sommer-William Davis-Deborah L. Graham) 8/8/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0480 New ActCreates 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. 2/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 2/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/26/2003SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services 3/6/2003SenatePostponed - Health & Human Services 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 4/2/2003SenateSecond Reading 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Crotty 4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-002-001 4/4/2003HouseArrived in House 4/4/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. William Delgado 4/4/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/4/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/2/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003 5/22/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 5/22/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly 5/23/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer 5/23/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 5/23/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 5/29/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/30/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000 5/30/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2003SenateSent to the Governor 8/8/2003SenateGovernor Approved 8/8/2003SenateEffective Date August 8, 2003 8/8/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0480