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type: "Bill"
title: "NURSE WORKFORCE CENTER-SURVEYS"
description: "Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides legislative findings. Provides that a primary goal of the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center is to develop a strategic plan for nursing workforce in the State by selecting priorities to be addressed, including: (1) for license renewals beginning in 2024 and each renewal thereafter, to develop and require the completion of a supply survey of all licensed nurses at initial licensure and each license renewal thereafter; and (2) no later than 2026, to develop a nurse demand and employer survey to be collected biennially."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1615"
citation: "Illinois HB 1615 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karina Villa", "Maura Hirschauer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 62
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcfdf1d0-1445-4382-9a7d-63d8a4668d96"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1615&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=144055&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "23535c607902961f4216ef1ca739d5c6c7a254c0670084310fd055cd03e4a554"
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 1615 (103rd) — NURSE WORKFORCE CENTER-SURVEYS
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides legislative findings. Provides that a primary goal of the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center is to develop a strategic plan for nursing workforce in the State by selecting priorities to be addressed, including: (1) for license renewals beginning in 2024 and each renewal thereafter, to develop and require the completion of a supply survey of all licensed nurses at initial licensure and each license renewal thereafter; and (2) no later than 2026, to develop a nurse demand and employer survey to be collected biennially.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1615.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1615eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1615ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1615ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1615enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Labor & Commerce — **270** (pass) · lower
- Labor — **150** (pass) · lower
- Labor & Commerce, Amendment 2 — **270** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `filing`
- **2023-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2023-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2023-02-15** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2023-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2023-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2023-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Labor; 015-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2023-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2023
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0285 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcfdf1d0-1445-4382-9a7d-63d8a4668d96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).