HB1270 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
HEALTH CARE-VOLUNTEER LICENSE
Last Action
08/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0170
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning the requirements that a health care professional must meet before he or she can have his or her license placed on volunteer status (rather than being granted a volunteer license), provides that a health care professional must possess an active license that is not currently subject to discipline or under investigation by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (rather than satisfaction of all requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her health care profession and the rules adopted under the Act). Removes the volunteer licensure fee and removes references to volunteer licenses. Provides that a health care professional whose license is in volunteer status may request that the Department change the status of the license to active as long as the request for the change is made during the same renewal period in which the license was previously active or the license is renewed in the same manner, at the same time, and with the same conditions as an active license. Provides that a health care professional who holds an active license that was previously a volunteer license is subject to the requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her health care profession and the rules adopted under the relevant Act. Provides that the Department may adopt rules for the administration of the provisions regarding volunteer licenses (rather than determining by rule the total number of volunteer licenses to be issued). Makes conforming and other changes.
House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a health care professional whose license is in volunteer status may request the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to change the status to active as long as the request to be active is made during the same renewal period in which the license was previously active or the health care professional renews in the same manner and at the same time with the same conditions as an active license (rather than as long as the request for the change is made during the same renewal period in which the license was previously active or the license is renewed in the same manner, at the same time, and with the same conditions as an active license). Removes language providing that a health care professional who holds an active license that was previously a volunteer license is subject to the requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her health care profession and the rules adopted under the relevant Act. Makes a conforming change.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter |
| 01/28/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 01/28/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 02/11/2025 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 02/14/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter |
| 02/14/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 02/25/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 02/26/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 02/26/2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 02/26/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 02/26/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 03/04/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 03/04/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 03/18/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/18/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| 04/11/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| 04/23/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 05/01/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 |
| 05/01/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| 05/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 05/07/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 05/07/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| 05/20/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 06/20/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 08/15/2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0170 |