Illinois · Senate Bill 2940 · 104th General Assembly

OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

SB 2940 Sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 27, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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.

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…

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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.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  6. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  11. CommitteePostponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  12. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  14. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  15. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  16. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  17. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  19. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  20. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  21. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  22. CommitteePostponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  23. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  24. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  2. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 17 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 18 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.