---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURSE & PA-HOSPITAL AFFILIATE"
description: "Amends the Nurse Practice Act and Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Defines \"hospital affiliate\" in both Acts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 837"
citation: "Illinois SB 837 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-11"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f99b8e8-d371-4886-97ad-4b0345d3f449"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=837&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86223&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "90e0062f9b0164bb94ece3e99f3f2483f1faab77c2b7cc5c9796fe422e1fb437"
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 837 (99th) — NURSE & PA-HOSPITAL AFFILIATE

Amends the Nurse Practice Act and Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Defines "hospital affiliate" in both Acts.

## 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=09900SB0837&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86223&DocNum=837&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0837eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86223&DocNum=837&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0837enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86223&DocNum=837&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2015-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2015
- **2015-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2015-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-18** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2015-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2015
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0229 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f99b8e8-d371-4886-97ad-4b0345d3f449`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).