---
type: "Bill"
title: "AMB SURG-CONSCIOUS SEDATION"
description: "Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that a registered nurse may administer conscious sedation when ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and when the registered nurse and physician meet specified conditions. Provides a definition of \"conscious sedation\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4370"
citation: "Illinois HB 4370 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-04"
last_action: "2006-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96aef0b2-6ee0-4803-ba41-715d90255b1e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4370&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22534&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8fc7916731c1d3c0f16c16b4931d71ccfd18c7e3438e1e6d60703887fd72e34a"
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 4370 (94th) — AMB SURG-CONSCIOUS SEDATION

Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that a registered nurse may administer conscious sedation when ordered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and when the registered nurse and physician meet specified conditions. Provides a definition of "conscious sedation". 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=09400HB4370&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22534&DocNum=4370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4370eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22534&DocNum=4370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4370enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22534&DocNum=4370&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2006-01-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2006-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-10** Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-01-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-01-31** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-01-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2006-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2006-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2006-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2006
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-16** Effective Date June 16, 2006
- **2006-06-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0861 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96aef0b2-6ee0-4803-ba41-715d90255b1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).