HB3761 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

HOSP & HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT
Last Action
08/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0332
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act  
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Hospitals and Homelessness Support Act. Requires the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness within the Department of Human Services to maintain on its publicly accessible website information on how a hospital or healthcare system may connect a patient experiencing homelessness or otherwise in a vulnerable housing situation with shelter and homeless support services for each continuum of care in the State. Requires the Department to ensure that the information required includes, for each continuum of care, any phone number, email address, physical address, primary agencies, or any other information that may be necessary for a person in that continuum of care territory to begin accessing shelter or other homelessness services. Requires the Department to include, where possible, a specific phone number that a hospital or health care facility may call and specific language to use. Requires the Department to also include on its website a way for the hospital or healthcare system to determine which continuum of care applies based on the physical location of the hospital or healthcare system. Requires other information, all of which must be added to the Department's website by October 31, 2025. Contains provisions concerning annual audits.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
New Act  
Adds reference to:
20 ILCS 1305/10-80 new  
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness within the Department of Human Services to maintain on the Department's publicly accessible website information on how a hospital or health care provider may connect a patient who is experiencing homelessness, or is otherwise in a vulnerable housing situation, with shelter and homeless support services for each continuum of care in the State. Requires the Department of Human Services to ensure that the required website information includes for each continuum of care any phone number, email address, physical address, primary agencies, or any other information that may be necessary for a person in that continuum of care territory to begin accessing shelter or other homeless support services. Requires the Department to also include on its website a way for the hospital or health care provider to determine which continuum of care applies based on the physical location of the hospital or health care provider. Contain provisions concerning voluntary training for hospitals and health care providers on how to use the Department's continuum of care website information; and deadline dates by which the continuum of care website information shall be publicly available and updated.
Actions
DateChamberAction
02/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
02/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
02/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
03/11/2025HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
03/12/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
03/19/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
03/19/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
03/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
03/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
04/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
04/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
04/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
04/09/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
04/09/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
04/10/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
04/10/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/10/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
04/10/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
04/11/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
04/14/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
04/14/2025SenateArrive in Senate
04/14/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025
04/23/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
04/23/2025SenateFirst Reading
04/23/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
04/29/2025SenateAssigned to Health and Human Services
05/07/2025SenateDo Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
05/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025
05/07/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
05/08/2025SenateSecond Reading
05/08/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
05/14/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
05/20/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
05/22/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
05/22/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
05/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
05/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
05/26/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
05/28/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
05/29/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
06/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
08/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
08/15/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026
08/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0332