Illinois House Bill 2896 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on August 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0273
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Diversity in Health Care Professions Task Force. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall serve as the chairperson of the Task Force and it shall also be comprised of 2 dentists, 2 medical doctors, 2 nurses, 2 optometrists, 2 pharmacists, 2 physician assistants, 2 podiatrists, and 2 public health practitioners. Provides specified objectives. Provides specified recommendations to serve as guiding principles for the Task Force. Provides that Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least quarterly and at other times as called by the chairperson. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study and shall submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter.

IDPH-DIVERSITY TASK FORCE

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]
Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]
Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]
Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]	Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]

2019-05-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-27 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 102 N: 4 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-09	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0273
2019-08-09	House	Effective Date January 1, 2020
2019-08-09	House	Governor Approved
2019-06-19	House	Sent to the Governor
2019-05-31	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2019-05-22	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2019-05-21	House	Passed Both Houses
2019-05-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2019-05-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
2019-05-16	Senate	Second Reading
2019-05-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
2019-05-15	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
2019-05-14	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2019-05-14	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-05-14	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2019-05-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
2019-05-08	Senate	Postponed - Public Health
2019-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2019-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2019-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2019-04-30	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2019-04-03	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-04-03	Senate	First Reading
2019-04-03	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2019
2019-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2019-03-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2019-03-27	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-004-000
2019-03-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-19	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-03-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-06	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000
2019-02-26	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2019-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2019-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-14	House	First Reading
2019-02-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2019-02-14	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2019-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2310	2310-213	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2896&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2896.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2896eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2896enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0273.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100HB2896_03272019_037000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100HB2896_05212019_075000T.pdf