---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOSPITALS - NURSE STAFF PLAN"
description: "Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a copy of the written staffing plan for nursing care services shall be provided to any member of the general public upon request."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1342"
citation: "Illinois SB 1342 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0424e4f-3e40-4e38-a114-beda54d31f5f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1342&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57094&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d3bf2d422eda8a9c44ea7b1581b81083c02b64bd936932ca62c03fe15651dfa5"
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 SB 1342 (97th) — HOSPITALS - NURSE STAFF PLAN

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a copy of the written staffing plan for nursing care services shall be provided to any member of the general public upon request.

## 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=09700SB1342&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57094&DocNum=1342&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1342eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57094&DocNum=1342&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1342enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57094&DocNum=1342&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-03-01** Do Pass Public Health; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011
- **2011-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2011-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0423 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0424e4f-3e40-4e38-a114-beda54d31f5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).