---
type: "Bill"
title: "NURSING ADVISORY BD-ELECTIONS"
description: "Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Center for Nursing Advisory Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2638"
citation: "Illinois HB 2638 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec545ed4-d9e8-4f77-9e7c-f9369ed36507"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2638&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74444&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3db51108c51496805630efc503637122038ae8efab499367e93b670fd2e26bb1"
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 2638 (98th) — NURSING ADVISORY BD-ELECTIONS

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Center for Nursing Advisory Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. 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=09800HB2638&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74444&DocNum=2638&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2638eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74444&DocNum=2638&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2638enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74444&DocNum=2638&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2013-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0247 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec545ed4-d9e8-4f77-9e7c-f9369ed36507`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).