# Illinois SB2940: OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT Illinois SB2940, OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-24 (Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2940-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2940 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2028 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that health care facilities located in a Health Professional Shortage Area or Medically Underserved Area, as determined by the federal government, shall be exempt as provided but shall have a hiring preference for surgical technologists who graduated from nationally accredited surgical technology programs and are certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Center for Competency Testing. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a person licensed in the State under any other Act from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed, including, but not limited to, a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a nurse performing surgery-related tasks within the scope of the nurse's license or registration; or a student or intern from performing surgical technology services under direct supervision, as defined in the Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chapin Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Emil Jones, III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-24: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-01-27: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2940.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2940sam001.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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2940.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2940sam001.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-SB2940-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).