# Illinois HB1270: HEALTH CARE-VOLUNTEER LICENSE Illinois HB1270, HEALTH CARE-VOLUNTEER LICENSE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0170); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1270-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1270 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HEALTH CARE-VOLUNTEER LICENSE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0170 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: health care licenses, assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (193 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning the requirements that a health care professional must meet before he or she can have his or her license placed on volunteer status (rather than being granted a volunteer license), provides that a health care professional must possess an active license that is not currently subject to discipline or under investigation by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (rather than satisfaction of all requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her health care profession and the rules adopted under the Act). Removes the volunteer licensure fee and removes references to volunteer licenses. Provides that a health care professional whose license is in volunteer status may request that the Department change the status of the license to active as long as the request for the change is made during the same renewal period in which the license was previously active or the license is renewed in the same manner, at the same time, and with the same conditions as an active license. Provides that a health care professional who holds an active license that was previously a volunteer license is subject to the requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her health care profession and the rules adopted under the relevant Act. Provides that the Department may adopt rules for the administration of the provisions regarding volunteer licenses (rather than determining by rule the total number of volunteer licenses to be issued). Makes conforming and other changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fee-free volunteer licenses for health care professionals: benefit, low. Illinois lets eligible health care professionals place an active license on volunteer status without application or renewal fees. This includes physicians, dentists, optometrists, physician assistants, nurses, and advanced practice registered nurses; the Department can add professions by rule. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dennis Tipsword (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Moore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Jacobs (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve McClure (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William E Hauter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 113 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0170 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-02-27: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-02-26: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-26: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-02-25: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-02-14: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-14: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-10: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1270.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1270-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).