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type: "Bill"
title: "IDPH-DIVERSITY TASK FORCE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2896"
citation: "Illinois HB 2896 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bb94f9b-5cc0-40b5-996f-4abb1007cde9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2896&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119205&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "6d99156c1be65563e6fbb9b411affcd2fd493ae5f87bec51b636600bc0160323"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2896&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119205&DocNum=2896&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2896eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119205&DocNum=2896&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2896enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119205&DocNum=2896&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1024** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bb94f9b-5cc0-40b5-996f-4abb1007cde9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).