HOSPITALS-PATIENT RELIGION House SponsorsRep. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Sponsors(Sen. Ira I. Silverstein-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg) 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0181 210 ILCS 85/6.23 new Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital must adopt policies and procedures to ensure that, in making decisions concerning the treatment of a patient at the hospital, health care professionals must take into account the patient's religious beliefs.House Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital must adopt policies and procedures to allow health care professionals, in documenting a patient's time of death at the hospital, to take into account the patient's religious beliefs concerning the patient's time of death. 2/27/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 2/28/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/28/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/1/2007HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 3/7/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 3/7/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/13/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/13/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/23/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 4/24/2007HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 4/26/2007SenateArrive in Senate 4/26/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/26/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 4/26/2007SenateFirst Reading 4/26/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/2/2007SenateAssigned to Public Health 5/3/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 5/15/2007SenateDo Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007 5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007 5/18/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/18/2007HousePassed Both Houses 6/15/2007HouseSent to the Governor 8/14/2007HouseGovernor Approved 8/14/2007HouseEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0181