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SJR 57

Illinois Senate•In House Committee

Summary

SJR 57, “ILHIMA-WORKING GROUP”, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 11, 2026 by Sen. David Koehler (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on May 31, 2026: Referred to Rules Committee.

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SJR 57 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

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		SJ0057		LRB104 21146 LAW 35472 r
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
    WHEREAS, Illinois Health Information Management
Association (ILHIMA) represents health information management
(HIM) professionals across the State who work at the
intersection of healthcare delivery, data quality, privacy,
and compliance in hospitals, physician practices, public
health, payer organizations, and health technology companies;
and
    WHEREAS, ILHIMA members are directly involved in patient
identification, record integrity, and information governance
across the healthcare continuum; in their daily work, HIM
professionals are responsible for safeguarding the accuracy,
privacy, security, and integrity of health information that
supports patient care and informed policy decisions; and
    WHEREAS, As an organization, ILHIMA supports a
collaborative, research-based approach that brings together
stakeholders from healthcare organizations, public health,
technology vendors, payers, and education; and
    WHEREAS, Accurate patient identification is foundational
to safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare; and
    WHEREAS, In Illinois, healthcare organizations continue to
		SJ0057	- 2 -	LRB104 21146 LAW 35472 r
experience challenges related to patient matching across
disparate systems, settings, and data sources, and these
challenges can contribute to duplicate records, incomplete
information, administrative burden, and potential patient
safety risks; and
    WHEREAS, It is imperative that such issues be studied
across Illinois healthcare and related sectors in order to
ensure more accurate patient identification and data
integrity, and ILHIMA would be the most capable and competent
to handle such an undertaking; therefore, be it
    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge Illinois
Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) to form a
working group to evaluate the following:
        (1) Patient identity challenges across care settings,
    including acute care, ambulatory, long-term care, public
    health, and others;
        (2) Data quality issues that impact matching accuracy,
    including data capture, standardization, and governance;
        (3) Operational, workflow, and policy factors
		SJ0057	- 3 -	LRB104 21146 LAW 35472 r
    influencing patient identification;
        (4) Interoperability and information exchange
    considerations;
        (5) Workforce, education, and best-practice gaps; and
        (6) Existing state and federal initiatives related to
    patient identity; and be it further
    RESOLVED, That we urge this working group to focus on
drafting a comprehensive set of recommendations that includes
potential legislative suggestions designed to improve and
expand on the aforementioned items for evaluation in relation
to patient identity, data quality, privacy, and information
governance; and be it further
    RESOLVED, That we request the working group's findings and
recommendations be presented to the Illinois General Assembly
to help inform legislative efforts aimed at better supporting
the needs of ILHIMA and patients while ensuring patient
safety, privacy, and data integrity.

Urges Illinois Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) to form a working group to evaluate the following: (1) Patient identity challenges across care settings, including acute care, ambulatory, long-term care, public health, and others; (2) Data quality issues that impact matching accuracy, including data capture, standardization, and governance; (3) Operational, workflow, and policy factors influencing patient identification; (4) Interoperability and information exchange considerations; (5) Workforce, education, and best-practice gaps; and (6) Existing state and federal initiatives related to patient identity. Urges this working group to focus on drafting a comprehensive set of recommendations that include potential legislative suggestions designed to improve and expand on the aforementioned items for evaluation in relation to patient identity, data quality, privacy, and information governance. Requests the working group's findings and recommendations to be presented to the Illinois General Assembly to help inform legislative efforts aimed at better supporting the needs of ILHIMA and patients while ensuring patient safety, privacy, and data integrity.

Sponsors

Sen. David Koehler (D) sponsors SJR 57, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

SJR 57 went before 3 committees: Assignments, Health and Human Services and Rules.

Assignments
Assignments
Referred to · Mar 11, 2026
Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Referred to · Mar 24, 2026
Rules
Rules
Referred to · May 31, 2026 · 5,290 Bills

History

SJR 57 has taken 9 actions since Mar 11, 2026, the latest on May 31, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 31, 2026
House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
May 31, 2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
May 30, 2026
Senate
Resolution Adopted
May 30, 2026
House
Arrived in House
Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Be Adopted Health and Human Services; 007-000-000

Votes

SJR 57 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Apr 14, 2026 at 7–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Senate Health and Human Services Committee
7
0

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com