REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Don Harmon-Iris Y. Martinez and Carol Ronen 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 65/5-1Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:225 ILCS 70/1Adds reference to:New ActReplaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Nursing and Hospital Worker Protection Act. Provides that each hospital shall develop and implement a written organizational plan of nursing services. Provides guidelines for the plan. Provides for meals and rest periods for certain hospital workers. Provides for disciplinary action on the license of a hospital for a substantial failure to comply with the Act. Provides for fines against health systems for violations of wage and hour laws or regulations. Provides for the allocation of fine moneys to the Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective immediately. 2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules 3/6/2003SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/12/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities 3/12/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Licensed Activities 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass Licensed Activities; 005-003-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/14/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 3/25/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 4/1/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services 4/2/2003SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 007-004-000 4/2/2003SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/2/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon 4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. 4/8/2003SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen 4/9/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to December 31, 2003. 7/1/2003SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 7/1/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die