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| Bill | REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT | Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital, including the University of Illinois Hospital, and every ambulatory surgical treatment center must employ a surgical technologist or contract for the services of a surgical technologist. Sets forth educational and certification requirements for such surgical technologists. Provides for a waiver of the requirement to employ or contract for the services of a surgical technologist under certain conditions. States that these provisions do not prohibit a facility from employing or contracting for the services of a surgical technologist who meets certain other criteria. Effective January 1, 2014. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | SB 2915 | Illinois SB 2915 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 64 | 3 | 2012-02-01 | 2012-12-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/8a21323b-b00a-44ca-b874-61b215a1a23d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2915&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63514&SessionID=84&GA=97 | f9fc6a412bbb368067aaf1580b5a820b5136597886bff3e0ad8b4fb1ed857f07 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2915 (97th) — REGISTERED SURGICAL ASSISTANT
Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act, the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that every hospital, including the University of Illinois Hospital, and every ambulatory surgical treatment center must employ a surgical technologist or contract for the services of a surgical technologist. Sets forth educational and certification requirements for such surgical technologists. Provides for a waiver of the requirement to employ or contract for the services of a surgical technologist under certain conditions. States that these provisions do not prohibit a facility from employing or contracting for the services of a surgical technologist who meets certain other criteria. Effective January 1, 2014.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 51–2 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 51–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2012-02-01 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
filing - 2012-02-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-02-01 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-02-07 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2012-02-24 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2012-03-01 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2012-03-08 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
- 2012-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012
reading-3 - 2012-04-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012
reading-3 - 2012-05-11 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
reading-3 - 2012-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
amendment-introduction - 2012-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2012-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
amendment-introduction - 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2012-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Licensed Activities; by Senator Crotty
amendment-failure - 2012-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 010-000-000
- 2012-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2012-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crotty
amendment-passage - 2012-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2012-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-05-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2012-05-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2012-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-05-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-05-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-28 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2012
- 2012-05-28 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-30 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Health Care Licenses Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2012-05-30 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- 2012-05-30 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- 2012-05-31 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-11-09 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
- 2012-11-09 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2012-11-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
amendment-introduction - 2012-11-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-11-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- 2012-11-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2012-11-27 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-11-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-11-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-11-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-11-28 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2012-11-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-11-28 3/5 Vote Required
- 2012-11-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-11-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2012-11-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 29, 2012
- 2012-11-29 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2012-12-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
filing - 2012-12-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-12-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2012-12-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- 2012-12-05 3/5 Vote Required
- 2012-12-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- 2012-12-05 Passed Both Houses
- 2012-12-07 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2012-12-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2012-12-28 Effective Date December 28, 2012
- 2012-12-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1140
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a21323b-b00a-44ca-b874-61b215a1a23d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).