SB 78 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

NURSES-LIC BY ENDORSEMENT

Summary

Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state or territory of the United States may, in lieu of taking and passing the examination required by the Department, have passed a state, regional, or national examination that is substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the examination given by the Department, if the applicant has actively practiced nursing in another state or territory of the United States for 2 of the preceding 3 years without having his or her license acted against by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction. Effective immediately.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2003

Committee Review

Apr 2003

Senate Passage

May 2003

House Passage

May 2003

Signed into Law

Aug 2003

Introduced Mar 24, 2003 Signed Aug 12, 2003

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2003 · House May 7, 2003

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 49

Mar 24, 2003

D Democratic27

27 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican22

20 Yea 2

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 12, 2003

Introduced

Filed Without Signature

upper

May 7, 2003

Upper · Passed

Passed Both Houses

upper

May 7, 2003

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (103-0-2)

house

Apr 10, 2003

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 014-000-000

lower

Mar 31, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee

lower

Mar 25, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2003

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Mar 24, 2003

Amended

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

upper

Mar 24, 2003

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (47-0-2)

senate

Mar 14, 2003

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules

upper

Feb 28, 2003

Upper · Passed

Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Licensed Activities

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 27, 2003

Introduced

Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Introduced

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 26, 2003

Introduced

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle

upper

Jan 29, 2003

Committee

Assigned to Licensed Activities

upper

Jan 22, 2003

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

0 primary · 2 co-sponsors