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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	REVENUE-NURSE EDUCATORS	Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a hospital to provide a plan of correction to the Department of Public Health within 60 days if the hospital demonstrates a pattern or practice of failing to substantially comply with specified requirements or with the hospital's written staffing plan. Allows the Department to impose specified fines on a hospital for failing to comply with written staffing plans for nursing services or plans of correction. Requires money from fines to be deposited into the Hospital Licensure Fund (instead of the Long Term Care Provider Fund). Contains provisions concerning staffing plans. Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Provides that the Department of Public Health may award a total of $500,000 annually in nursing education scholarships. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are employed during the taxable year as nurse educators. Provides that the credit shall be equal to 2.5% of the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 2153	Illinois SB 2153 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Michael J. Zalewski Sue Rezin	4	73	3	2021-02-26	2021-08-27	openstates	ocd-bill/81c15b10-6ec8-4782-9126-f1fbea074a9e	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2153&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134804&SessionID=110&GA=102	1824df2e2f5f8d6273205cae84c65799c581fb2c568842474540d9026af3ba5d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2153 (102nd) — REVENUE-NURSE EDUCATORS

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a hospital to provide a plan of correction to the Department of Public Health within 60 days if the hospital demonstrates a pattern or practice of failing to substantially comply with specified requirements or with the hospital's written staffing plan. Allows the Department to impose specified fines on a hospital for failing to comply with written staffing plans for nursing services or plans of correction. Requires money from fines to be deposited into the Hospital Licensure Fund (instead of the Long Term Care Provider Fund). Contains provisions concerning staffing plans. Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Provides that the Department of Public Health may award a total of $500,000 annually in nursing education scholarships. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are employed during the taxable year as nurse educators. Provides that the credit shall be equal to 2.5% of the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–1 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
• Sue Rezin — primary (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
• David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
• Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin filing
• 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2021-03-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2021-03-16 Assigned to Health referral-committee
• 2021-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2021-03-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2021-03-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
• 2021-03-24 To Subcommittee on Public Health
• 2021-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
• 2021-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2021-04-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2021-04-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2021-04-06 Reported Back To Health; 005-000-000
• 2021-04-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darren Bailey
• 2021-04-14 Do Pass Health; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2021-04-21 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
• 2021-04-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-23 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2021-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
• 2021-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
• 2021-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2021-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2021-05-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-13 Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-05-18 Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2021-05-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-21 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2021
• 2021-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Sue Rezin filing
• 2021-05-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Health referral-committee
• 2021-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health; 014-000-000
• 2021-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
• 2021-05-30 Senate Concurs
• 2021-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-27 Effective Date August 27, 2021
• 2021-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0641 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81c15b10-6ec8-4782-9126-f1fbea074a9e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).