Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 18 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB2940      — OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

Last action — Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2028 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that health care facilities located in a Health Professional Shortage Area or Medically Underserved Area, as determined by the federal government, shall be exempt as provided but shall have a hiring preference for surgical technologists who graduated from nationally accredited surgical technology programs and are certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Center for Competency Testing. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a person licensed in the State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed, including, but not limited to, a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a nurse performing surgery-related tasks within the scope of the nurse's license or registration; or a student or intern from performing surgical technology services under direct supervision, as defined in the Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  7. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  10. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities

  11. Postponed - Licensed Activities

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

  16. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  18. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  19. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci

  21. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

  22. Postponed - Licensed Activities

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  27. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  28. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  29. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

  30. Referred to Assignments

  31. First Reading

  32. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (164)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB2940      do?
Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2028 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that health care facilities located in a Health Professional Shortage Area or Medically Underserved Area, as determined by the federal government, shall be exempt as provided but shall have a hiring preference for surgical technologists who graduated from nationally accredited surgical technology programs and are certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Center for Competency Testing. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a person licensed in the State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed, including, but not limited to, a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a nurse performing surgery-related tasks within the scope of the nurse's license or registration; or a student or intern from performing surgical technology services under direct supervision, as defined in the Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act.
Who sponsors SB2940     ?
SB2940      is sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Julie A. Morrison (Democrat), Chapin Rose (Republican), Mike Porfirio (Democrat), Christopher Belt (Democrat), Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat), Mark L. Walker (Democrat), Javier L. Cervantes (Democrat), Graciela Guzmán (Democrat), Paul Faraci (Democrat), Lakesia Collins (Democrat), David Koehler (Democrat), Laura M. Murphy (Democrat), Michael W. Halpin (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Emil Jones, III (Democrat), and Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB2940     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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