# Illinois HB2517: MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION Illinois HB2517, MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0061) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2517-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2517 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0061 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 48 - Subjects: health care licenses, assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (161 yes, 43 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create a professional development course that addresses racial disparities in maternal health treatment and the impact of racial disparities on non-Hispanic Black and American Indian women. Provides that the course shall have a length of at least one hour. Requires the course to include education on (i) current statistics about pregnancy-related death for all racial and ethnic groups, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (ii) potential risk factors associated with women that are a part of a marginalized racial or ethnic group that has increased maternal mortality rates, and (iii) medical care plans and programs that have been demonstrated to successfully decrease maternal mortality rates and complications before and after pregnancy. Provides that the Department shall require health care professionals to complete the professional development course. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Curtis J. Tarver, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 44 | 12 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 82 | 29 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (83) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0061 (House) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-17: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-21: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 044-012-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-002-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-029-000 (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-25: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-03-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-11: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517.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/10400HB2517eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2517.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-HB2517-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).