---
type: "Bill"
title: "CERT SURGICAL ASST-TECH"
description: "Creates the Certified Surgical First Assistant and Certified Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 354"
citation: "Illinois SB 354 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/050cc81f-96e1-42b2-8eeb-f362bb683c82"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=354&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=2150&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "f5fed0cae53e540938883cb738a5ab3ef5953a32407038cbdac4a129dfcd9fdf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 354 (93rd) — CERT SURGICAL ASST-TECH

Creates the Certified Surgical First Assistant and Certified Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act. Contains only a short title provision.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0354&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2150&DocNum=354&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0354eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2150&DocNum=354&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0354enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=2150&DocNum=354&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **80–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William E. Peterson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2003-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson `filing`
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Peterson `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Peterson `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-033-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2003-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 22, 2003.
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William E. Peterson `filing`
- **2003-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William E. Peterson `filing`
- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2003-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0280 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/050cc81f-96e1-42b2-8eeb-f362bb683c82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).