IL HB1706 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-4)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Pending: House Health Care Licenses Committee
Hearing: Mar 5 @ 10:00 am in Room D-1 Stratton Building
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Pending: House Health Care Licenses Committee
Hearing: Mar 5 @ 10:00 am in Room D-1 Stratton Building
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact. Provides that an employer who employs nurses, as defined in the Article, shall provide the nurses under its employment with the opportunity to obtain the required continuing education hours. Requires that nurses subject to the Nurse Licensure Compact complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per every 2-year license renewal cycle. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse. Adds provisions concerning employer attestations.
Title
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-01-28 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | 65 | 85-10 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | 85-15 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | 85-20 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | 85-25 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | 85-30 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | 85-5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 225 | 65 | Art. 85 heading | New Code | See Bill Text |
Illinois State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1706&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1706.htm |
