Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1615

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides legislative findings. Provides that a primary goal of the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center is to develop a strategic plan for nursing workforce in the State by selecting priorities to be addressed, including: (1) for license renewals beginning in 2024 and each renewal thereafter, to develop and require the completion of a supply survey of all licensed nurses at initial licensure and each license renewal thereafter; and (2) no later than 2026, to develop a nurse demand and employer survey to be collected biennially.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Provides that the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center shall convene various groups of representatives of nurses, other health care providers, businesses and industries, consumers, legislators, and educators, including 2 representatives of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act representing active registered professional nurses licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, appointed by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the employer survey shall be developed no later than 2027 (rather than 2026). Requires the Center to report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives with recommendations by no later than December 31, 2029. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 65/75-15	was 225 ILCS 65/17-15

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Makes changes to provisions concerning the nursing workforce supply survey and the nurse demand and employer survey. Further amends the Nurse Practice Act. Adds 2 members to the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Advisory Board representing a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act that represents active registered professional nurses licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/1/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2/1/2023	House	First Reading
2/1/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2/15/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2/15/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2/15/2023	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2/16/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/22/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2/23/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
3/6/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
3/6/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/8/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/8/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
3/8/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
3/8/2023	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
3/9/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/14/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
3/23/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/24/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
3/27/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/12/2023	Senate	Assigned to Labor
4/18/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
4/19/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
4/27/2023	Senate	Do Pass Labor; 015-000-000
4/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023
5/2/2023	Senate	Second Reading
5/2/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
5/5/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
5/8/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
5/9/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
5/9/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/10/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
5/11/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
5/11/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/11/2023	House	Passed Both Houses
5/11/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
5/15/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/18/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
5/25/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
5/25/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
6/9/2023	House	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2023	House	Governor Approved
7/28/2023	House	Effective Date July 28, 2023
7/28/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0285

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