Illinois · Senate Bill 2427 · 103rd General Assembly

DFPR-HEALTH CARE CULTURAL COMP

SB 2427 Sponsored by Ram Villivalam Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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…

Read the full title (187 words)

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

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  9. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
  10. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  11. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  12. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  13. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  17. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  19. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  20. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 19 cosponsors: 18 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 19 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.