---
type: "Bill"
title: "HLTH CARE WRKR BKGRND CHK ACT"
description: "Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Removes the requirement that a person listed on the Health Care Worker Registry who requests a waiver of the prohibition against employment must show that he or she has paid all outstanding fines. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 762"
citation: "Illinois HB 762 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbe7e4d2-c772-4e01-9d93-df18bc0042b8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=762&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42187&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e06c0de6fbeba2333baf29d965c12b9f30febf99d459254269ae7b421254b0aa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 762 (96th) — HLTH CARE WRKR BKGRND CHK ACT

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Removes the requirement that a person listed on the Health Care Worker Registry who requests a waiver of the prohibition against employment must show that he or she has paid all outstanding fines. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0762&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42187&DocNum=762&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0762eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42187&DocNum=762&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0762enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42187&DocNum=762&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **89–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Constance A. Howard — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Public Health
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Labor; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0565 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbe7e4d2-c772-4e01-9d93-df18bc0042b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).