---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHYS ASSTS-SUPERVISING PHYS"
description: "Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 to allow supervising physicians to supervise more than 2 physician assistants. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3047"
citation: "Illinois HB 3047 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-26"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2780644-87e5-4bf2-b13c-1d42bf511063"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3047&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5619&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "1f5f4baba543d3aee74c3128ff112f3e4bd380f4e47ab70af30f2fbe218e76a4"
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 HB 3047 (93rd) — PHYS ASSTS-SUPERVISING PHYS

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 to allow supervising physicians to supervise more than 2 physician assistants. 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=09300HB3047&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5619&DocNum=3047&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3047eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5619&DocNum=3047&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3047enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5619&DocNum=3047&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **70–47** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Hannig — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
- **2003-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-047-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2003-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Gary Hannig; Motion #1
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
- **2003-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2003-06-01** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2003
- **2003-06-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2003-06-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0149 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2780644-87e5-4bf2-b13c-1d42bf511063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).