Illinois · House Bill 2280 · 103rd General Assembly

DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP

HB 2280 Sponsored by Dagmara Avelar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 14, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or…

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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires health care professionals who have continuing education requirements to complete cultural competency training, which shall include information on sensitivity relating to and best practices for providing affirming care to people in the person's preferred language, people with disabilities, documented or undocumented immigrants, people who are intersex, people living with HIV, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 5 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that for every license or registration renewal occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person licensed or registered by the Department under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who has continuing education requirements must complete at least 10 hours in cultural competency training. Provides that these continuing education hours may count toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Provides for rulemaking. Effective January 1, 2024.

Every action

33 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  6. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  15. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  16. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  17. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  18. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote · House Health Care Licenses
  19. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-005-000 · House Health Care Licenses
  20. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  1. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 8, 2023 House Health Care Licenses Health Care Licenses - Do Pass As Amended
Members

Yes · 7

No · 5

 Passed 7–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.

All 17 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.