Illinois · House Bill 3512 · 104th General Assembly

HOSPITAL WORKER STAFF & SAFETY

HB 3512 Sponsored by Kam Buckner In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals licensed under the Act to employ and schedule enough hospital workers to provide quality patient care and ensure patient safety. Establishes requirements concerning the reporting of staffing metrics for hospitals and the Department of Public Health. Sets forth provisions concerning competency validation credentials for each hospital worker hired; assignment…

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Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals licensed under the Act to employ and schedule enough hospital workers to provide quality patient care and ensure patient safety. Establishes requirements concerning the reporting of staffing metrics for hospitals and the Department of Public Health. Sets forth provisions concerning competency validation credentials for each hospital worker hired; assignment despite objection forms and procedures; and an assignment despite objection resolution process. Provides that a hospital may not assign a certified nursing assistant or patient care technician to more than 7 patients at a time during a day or evening shift or more than 11 patients at a time during a night shift. Sets forth provisions concerning direct-care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and deviations from the ratio; complaint procedures; the Department's duties concerning complaints; meal and rest periods; investigations for violating staffing requirements; penalties and violations; recordkeeping requirements of a hospital; and rulemaking by the Department.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  11. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  20. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  21. CommitteeMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel · House Approp-Health and Human Services
  22. HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-037-000
  23. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  6. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 23 Democrats.

All 23 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.