---
type: "Bill"
title: "MED PRAC-VISITING PROF-EXAM"
description: "Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Removes the requirement that an applicant for initial renewal of a visiting professor permit successfully pass a general competency examination. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1869"
citation: "Illinois SB 1869 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-10-10"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75f4645e-9e9d-447d-bb50-fa6fa0cf17c1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1869&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=34328&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "d8a81fe8a08d5ec9976b78999559873e5c5001c8c4449431a3183b39e1ab6d5e"
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 1869 (95th) — MED PRAC-VISITING PROF-EXAM

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Removes the requirement that an applicant for initial renewal of a visiting professor permit successfully pass a general competency examination. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB1869&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=34328&DocNum=1869&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1869eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=34328&DocNum=1869&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1869enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=34328&DocNum=1869&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-10-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-10-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-10-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2008-05-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-21** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 30, 2008
- **2008-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2008-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- **2008-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2008
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0915 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75f4645e-9e9d-447d-bb50-fa6fa0cf17c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).