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type: "Bill"
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title: "HEALTH CARE WORKER-SEX CRIME"
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description: "Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any licensed health care worker, who has been (1) convicted of committing a sexual criminal act that requires registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act against a patient in the course of patient care or treatment, (2) has been convicted of a criminal battery against any patient, (3) a forcible felony, or (4) required as part of a criminal sentence to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, then the license of the health care worker shall by operation of law be permanently revoked without a hearing. Provides that no person registered as a sex offender may receive a license as a health care worker in Illinois. Requires that within 15 business days after receiving notice from the State's Attorney of the filing of criminal charges against the health care worker, the Secretary shall issue an administrative order that the health care worker may only practice with a chaperone during all patient encounters pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings. Adds provisions concerning the confidentiality of certain information and documents. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 1271"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1271 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-08"
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last_action: "2011-07-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dd78ccc-1398-4db5-86d2-31195d37a3b7"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1271&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57256&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "8e95fe51dbdf28d901b100b3c58316202db9a9ee88c4c9514b1089d3cc122a54"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1271 (97th) — HEALTH CARE WORKER-SEX CRIME
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any licensed health care worker, who has been (1) convicted of committing a sexual criminal act that requires registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act against a patient in the course of patient care or treatment, (2) has been convicted of a criminal battery against any patient, (3) a forcible felony, or (4) required as part of a criminal sentence to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, then the license of the health care worker shall by operation of law be permanently revoked without a hearing. Provides that no person registered as a sex offender may receive a license as a health care worker in Illinois. Requires that within 15 business days after receiving notice from the State's Attorney of the filing of criminal charges against the health care worker, the Secretary shall issue an administrative order that the health care worker may only practice with a chaperone during all patient encounters pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings. Adds provisions concerning the confidentiality of certain information and documents. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1271&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57256&DocNum=1271&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1271eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57256&DocNum=1271&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1271enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57256&DocNum=1271&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- William D. Burns — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns `filing`
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- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2011-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2011-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2011-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2011-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
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- **2011-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2011-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2011-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
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- **2011-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-07-21** Effective Date August 20, 2011
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- **2011-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0156 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dd78ccc-1398-4db5-86d2-31195d37a3b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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