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 Bill Status of HB2147  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  HLTH CR WRKRS BCKGRD-VIOLATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz - Kenneth Dunkin - William Delgado - Robin Kelly - Jack McGuire

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 46/25
225 ILCS 46/25.2 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain an individual in a position with duties involving direct access to (rather than direct care for) clients, patients, or residents who have been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses. Provides that to do so is a business offense. Provides that an employee that willfully provides false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading information with regard to being hired by a health care employer is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Changes the provisions concerning criminal penalties to make specified acts Class 2 felonies.

House Floor Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that no health care employer shall knowingly hire, employ, or retain an individual in a position with duties involving direct access to (rather than direct care for) clients, patients, or residents who have been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses. Provides that a person who knowingly enters false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading information on an application for a position subject to this Act; who knowingly gives a false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading answer to any question on an application for employment; who knowingly submits false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading documents in connection with an application for employment; or who knowingly provides false, incomplete, or intentionally misleading information during an interview for a position subject to this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/14/2003HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/19/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  2/26/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/20/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  3/20/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/20/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  3/20/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/25/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  3/26/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
  3/26/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/26/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
  3/26/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/27/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  3/27/2003HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
  3/27/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-001
  4/2/2003SenateArrive in Senate
  4/2/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
  5/13/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
  5/14/2003SenateFirst Reading
  5/14/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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