Illinois House Bill 2509

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on August 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0533
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an applicant who graduates from a professional nursing program in the State on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and does not take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a comparable examination preparatory program before taking a subsequent licensure examination or the graduate may return to the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated which shall provide remedial educational resources to the graduate at no cost to the graduate. Provides that such an applicant must contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that such an applicant shall contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that prior to September 1, 2026, no professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%.

REGISTER NURSE-EXAM/REMEDIATE

Rep. Eva Dina Delgado [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]
Sen. Don Harmon [D]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

2023-05-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-09 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 82 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-11	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0533
2023-08-11	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-08-11	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-16	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-19	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
2023-05-19	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-19	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001
2023-05-17	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Omar Aquino
2023-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
2023-05-17	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2023-05-17	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-001
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2023-05-17	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
2023-05-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-16	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2023-05-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-16	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-05-12	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Willie Preston
2023-05-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-05-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-05-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
2023-05-10	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2023-05-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-05-10	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-05-09	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2023-05-09	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-031-000
2023-05-09	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-09	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2023-05-03	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-003-002
2023-05-02	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2023-04-28	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-28	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2023-04-26	House	Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
2023-04-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-26	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2023-04-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-15	House	First Reading
2023-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	65	60-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	65	60-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2509&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2509.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2509eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2509enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0533.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2509ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2509ham002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2509_05092023_030000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB2509_05192023_010000T.pdf