HB 2517 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION

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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Signed Aug 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Aug 1, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the text signed into law. The changes are purely technical, involving the reformatting of the document header and the correction of inconsistent spacing within a list of professional practice acts. No substantive policy, legal requirement, or scope of the legislation was altered.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the final 'Enrolled' status instead of 'Engrossed'.

Inconsistent spacing within a list of professional practice acts was standardized to ensure uniform formatting.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 21, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift its focus from a general maternal health course to a specific 'implicit bias awareness training' requirement for all healthcare professionals. The Department of Public Health was replaced by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and the bill now references an existing statute rather than creating a new one. The training is mandatory for license renewals starting in 2023, with expanded content on maternal health risks required for those providing maternity care by 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a new statute under the Department of Public Health to an amendment of an existing statute under the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, expanding the requirement to all licensed healthcare professionals rather than just those in maternal health.

SCOPE

The bill was moved from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, changing the administrative body responsible for oversight.

REQUIREMENT

The required training was renamed from a 'professional development course' to 'implicit bias awareness training' and is now mandatory for all healthcare professionals renewing their licenses, not just those in maternal health.

The course content was updated to focus on implicit bias and structural racism, with specific requirements for professionals providing maternity care to include training on maternal health risk factors by July 1, 2026.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the training requirement was changed to apply to license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2023, instead of a future unspecified date.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'maternal health care services,' 'postnatal care,' and 'prenatal care' to clarify which professionals must complete the expanded training by 2026.

TECHNICAL

The bill was restructured to amend an existing section of the Civil Administrative Code rather than creating a new section, incorporating prior legislative history.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

43–12

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 58

May 21, 2025

D Democratic39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican19

5 Yea 12 Nay 2

63% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 1, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 044-012-000

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-002-000

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Licensed Activities

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-029-000

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa Davis

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 43 co-sponsors