republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-5465.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TASK FORCE-INTL HEALTH CARE"
description: "Creates the Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals Act. Creates the Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the Task Force shall have the following members: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members appointed by the Governor; the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation; and 2 members appointed from the nonprofit organization Upwardly Global. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least once a month until the Task Force votes to dissolve itself. Provides that the Department shall provide administrative support. Provides that the subject matter of the Task Force is intended to address health care professionals but also other professionals as needed, to be focused on professionals already licensed and practicing in another country and seeking licensure in the State, and to not include students. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare an annual report to address barriers to licensure and practice for health care professionals in the State and address strategies for reducing the barriers. Provides that the report shall be submitted to the Governor and General Assembly, and the first report shall be submitted one year after the effective date of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5465"
citation: "Illinois HB 5465 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Omar Aquino", "Theresa Mah"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4899186b-2c3b-4358-8f40-e247d7e2aa41"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5465&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139989&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "585361f9064afb827c92359e83d242fd8772d89551652e355315472c4009609e"
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 5465 (102nd) — TASK FORCE-INTL HEALTH CARE

Creates the Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals Act. Creates the Task Force on Internationally-Licensed Health Care Professionals within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the Task Force shall have the following members: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members appointed by the Governor; the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation; and 2 members appointed from the nonprofit organization Upwardly Global. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least once a month until the Task Force votes to dissolve itself. Provides that the Department shall provide administrative support. Provides that the subject matter of the Task Force is intended to address health care professionals but also other professionals as needed, to be focused on professionals already licensed and practicing in another country and seeking licensure in the State, and to not include students. Provides that the Task Force shall prepare an annual report to address barriers to licensure and practice for health care professionals in the State and address strategies for reducing the barriers. Provides that the report shall be submitted to the Governor and General Assembly, and the first report shall be submitted one year after the effective date of the Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5465.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5465eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5465ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5465enr.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-001-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2022-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Healthcare Access and Availability `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Do Pass Healthcare Access and Availability; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2022-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0812 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4899186b-2c3b-4358-8f40-e247d7e2aa41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).