HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE-TECH

104th Regular Session Introduced by Suzy Glowiak Hilton

SB 1770 is a placeholder bill that only carries a short title for the Health Care Workforce Commission Act; it has no substantive provisions and died in committee.

Referred to Assignments

Summary — SB 1770 (HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE‑TECH)

Bill number: SB 1770

Short title: Health Care Workforce Commission Act

Sponsor: Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Introduced: February 28, 2025 (filed Feb 6, 2025)

Current/Final procedural status (per legislative record): Introduced and referred to multiple committees; ultimately withdrawn/indefinitely postponed and later listed as died in committee (see timeline below).

Main purpose / intent

The bill’s short title indicates the sponsor’s intent to create a statutory vehicle called the “Health Care Workforce Commission Act,” which by its name would typically be intended to establish a commission to address health care workforce issues in Illinois. However, as introduced the bill contains only a short title provision and no substantive text establishing a commission, duties, membership, funding, or any programmatic changes.

Key provisions (what the bill actually does)

The introduced version consists solely of a short title clause: “This Act may be cited as the Health Care Workforce Commission Act.”

It contains no operative sections, definitions, powers, appropriation language, or implementation details.

Because there are no substantive provisions, the bill as introduced makes no changes to existing law.

Who or what would be affected

As introduced: No entities, state agencies, providers, employers, education institutions, or patients would be affected because the bill contains no operative provisions.

If a later version were amended to actually create a commission, potential affected parties could include state health agencies, hospitals, health professional licensing boards, educational institutions, employers, and workers in the health care sector — but that would depend entirely on the content of any future amendments.

Procedural timeline and status

Feb 6, 2025: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Glowiak Hilton; First Reading; referred to Assignments (per bill record).

Feb 28, 2025: Received by Secretary of the Senate; formally listed as introduced.

Mar 7, 2025: Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules (per record).

Mar 13, 2025: Read first time; referred to Transportation (record shows multiple committee referrals).

May 3, 2025: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (per legislative actions).

Jun 16, 2025: Listed as “Died in Regulated Industries” (record shows this final disposition).

Note: Legislative action entries show multiple referrals and two final dispositions (indefinitely postponed/withdrawn and “died in Regulated Industries”); these reflect committee movements and final disposition entries in the public bill record.

Bottom line

SB 1770, as introduced, is a placeholder bill that only sets a short title — it does not create a commission, allocate funds, or change law. The sponsor’s title suggests an intent to address health care workforce issues, but any substantive policy or impact would require amendment to add operative language. Procedurally, the bill did not advance to enactment and was ultimately withdrawn/indefinitely postponed and listed as dying in committee.