Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HB 2147 — HLTH CR WRKRS BCKGRD-VIOLATION

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain an individual in a position with duties involving direct access to (rather than direct care for) clients, patients, or residents who have been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses. Provides that to do so is a business offense. Provides that an employee that willfully provides false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading information with regard to being hired by a health care employer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of Bill HB 2147 includes additional lines and removes several lines to clarify its provisions. Specifically, it aims to refine the language used for certain sections, making it easier to understand how the law will be applied. These changes matter because clearer language can help ensure better implementation and compliance with the law.

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093_HB2147 LRB093 07155 AMC 07310 b AN ACT concerning health care workers.
HB2147 Engrossed LRB093 07155 AMC 07310 b AN ACT concerning health care workers.
(b) A health care employer shall not hire, employ, or -2- LRB093 07155 AMC 07310 b retain any individual in a position with duties involving direct a_________ ------- clients, patients, or residents if the health care employer becomes aware that the individual has been convicted in another state of committing or attempting to commit an offense that has the same or similar elements as an offense listed in subsection (a), as verified by court records, records from a state agency, or an FBI criminal history record check.
(b) A health care employer shall not hire, employ, or HB2147 Engrossed -2- LRB093 07155 AMC 07310 b retain any individual in a position with duties involving direct a_________ ------- clients, patients, or residents if the health care employer becomes aware that the individual has been convicted in another state of committing or attempting to commit an offense that has the same or similar elements as an offense listed in subsection (a), as verified by court records, records from a state agency, or an FBI criminal history record check.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Referred to Rules

  3. First Reading

  4. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003

  6. Arrive in Senate

  7. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-001

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)

  9. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote

  12. Second Reading - Short Debate

  13. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  23. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  24. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  25. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  26. Referred to Rules Committee

  27. First Reading

  28. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102202
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 114202
% of votes cast 97%2%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Brunsvold — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Millner — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Myers — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Parke — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Watson — Yea
Wait — Yea
Jones — Yea
Washington — Not Voting
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Davis, Monique — Nay
Younge — Not Voting
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Flowers — Nay
Granberg — Yea
Hartke — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2147 do?
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain an individual in a position with duties involving direct access to (rather than direct care for) clients, patients, or residents who have been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses. Provides that to do so is a business offense. Provides that an employee that willfully provides false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading information with regard to being hired by a health care employer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Who sponsors HB 2147?
HB 2147 is sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2147?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 2147?
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