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SB 626 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

NURSING HOME-STAFFING-NURSES

Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that upon application by a facility, the Director of Public Health may grant or renew a waiver of certain staffing requirements for registered nurses, considering specified criteria, if the facility demonstrates to the Director's satisfaction that the facility is unable, despite diligent efforts, including offering wages at a competitive rate for registered nurses in the community, to employ the required number of registered nurses. Provides that the Director may not grant or renew such waivers for certain minimum nurse staffing requirements contained in federal regulations to facilities that are Medicare-certified or both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified. Provides that these waivers shall be reviewed quarterly by the Department of Public Health, including requiring a demonstration by the facility that it has continued to make diligent efforts to employ the required number of registered nurses, and shall be revoked for noncompliance with certain requirements. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 3, 2017 Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2017 · House May 26, 2017

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
May 2, 2017
D Democratic32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
9
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 26, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-1-5)
house
May 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
May 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McCann
upper
May 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McCann
upper
May 2, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-2)
senate
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 005-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Public Health; 003-000-000
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Long Term Care
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
upper
Mar 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 005-000-000
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.