Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
7.5 KiB
type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type | title | description | jurisdiction | legislature | session | identifier | citation | classification | subjects | status | primary_sponsors | version_count | action_count | vote_count | first_action | last_action | source | source_identifier | source_url | source_hash | vintage | source_snapshot | retrieved_at | confidence | tags | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | IDPH-DIVERSITY TASK FORCE | 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. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | HB 2896 | Illinois HB 2896 (101st) |
|
enacted | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2019-02-14 | 2019-08-09 | openstates | ocd-bill/1bb94f9b-5cc0-40b5-996f-4abb1007cde9 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2896&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119205&SessionID=108&GA=101 | 6d99156c1be65563e6fbb9b411affcd2fd493ae5f87bec51b636600bc0160323 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
|
Illinois HB 2896 (101st) — IDPH-DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 102–4 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
filing - 2019-02-14 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2019-02-14 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- 2019-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- 2019-02-26 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2019-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- 2019-03-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-004-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- 2019-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2019-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2019
reading-1 - 2019-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2019-04-03 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-04-03 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2019-04-30 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2019-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2019-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2019-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- 2019-05-08 Postponed - Public Health
- 2019-05-10 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
- 2019-05-14 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2019-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2019-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2019-05-15 Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
- 2019-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- 2019-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-05-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2019-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- 2019-05-31 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2019-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-08-09 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2020
- 2019-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0273
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1bb94f9b-5cc0-40b5-996f-4abb1007cde9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).