---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2029. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1221"
citation: "Illinois SB 1221 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beeeeb77-63ea-4dd5-832b-e1f663f7c652"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1221&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117713&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "939695d8ddb234689612f94cd7cff2defe933dcf3f3c3ab6ac0d06f6912713bf"
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 1221 (101st) — MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT-SUNSET

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2029. 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=10100SB1221&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117713&DocNum=1221&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1221eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117713&DocNum=1221&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1221enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117713&DocNum=1221&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chuck Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
- Grant Wehrli — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Harris — primary (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2019
- **2019-02-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2019-02-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2019-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2019-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2019-04-12** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jones `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-05-14** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2019-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0316 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/beeeeb77-63ea-4dd5-832b-e1f663f7c652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).