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HB 5938 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-MEDICAL PROVIDERS

Summary
Amends the Veterans' Home Nurses' Loan Repayment Act. Renames the Act as the Veterans' Home Medical Providers' Loan Repayment Act. Renames the Nurse Loan Repayment Program as the Medical Providers Loan Repayment Program. Requires that the program provide assistance, subject to appropriation, to eligible physicians and nurses (rather than nurses). Provides that an applicant is eligible for a grant under the program if the Illinois Student Assistance Commission finds that the applicant is working as a physician, registered professional nurse, or certified nursing assistant (rather than as a registered professional nurse). Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 19, 2016 Signed Aug 15, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2016 · House Apr 18, 2016

How they voted

41–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
May 29, 2016
D Democratic28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Aug 15, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2016
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 13, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000
upper
May 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
upper
May 10, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
upper
May 4, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
upper
May 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 18, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-4)
house
Apr 15, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
lower
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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