Illinois · House Bill 5274 · 103rd General Assembly

HOSPITAL CHARITY REQUIREMENTS

HB 5274 Sponsored by Dagmara Avelar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in order for free and discounted services to be credited as charity care for a hospital entity, the hospital entity's financial assistance policy shall require: (i) a patient whose income is less than or equal to 300% of the federal poverty level to receive 100% coverage of all care charges; (ii) a patient whose income is greater than 300% but less than or equal to 350%…

Read the full title (120 words)

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in order for free and discounted services to be credited as charity care for a hospital entity, the hospital entity's financial assistance policy shall require: (i) a patient whose income is less than or equal to 300% of the federal poverty level to receive 100% coverage of all care charges; (ii) a patient whose income is greater than 300% but less than or equal to 350% of the federal poverty level to receive at least 75% coverage of all care charges; and (iii) a patient whose income is greater than 350% but less than or equal to 400% of the federal poverty level to receive at least 50% coverage of all care charges.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.