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type: "Bill"
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title: "DFPR-OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN"
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description: "Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of the Ombudsman for International Applicants within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to assist international applicants in meeting the foreign education requirements for those licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the duties of the Office of the Ombudsman for International Applicants would include: (i) answering questions about meeting foreign education requirements; (ii) assisting international applicants in successful completion of the application forms; (iii) coordinating with personnel of the Department in processing the applications; and (iv) providing direction to community organizations that assist international applicants."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 2948"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2948 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Omar Aquino", "Theresa Mah"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e82bc159-9cf2-4973-8a98-9db43f8840aa"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2948&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148094&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "4347fba4b895baffc035bbe8ee40eb9bba181573c90bfe1a111923631908578d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2948 (103rd) — DFPR-OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Office of the Ombudsman for International Applicants within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to assist international applicants in meeting the foreign education requirements for those licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the duties of the Office of the Ombudsman for International Applicants would include: (i) answering questions about meeting foreign education requirements; (ii) assisting international applicants in successful completion of the application forms; (iii) coordinating with personnel of the Department in processing the applications; and (iv) providing direction to community organizations that assist international applicants.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2948.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2948eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2948ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2948enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **90–14** (pass) · lower
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- Health Care Licenses, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Licensed Activities — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Health Care Licenses — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Omar Aquino — primary (person)
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- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `filing`
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- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
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- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
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- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-014-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
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- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
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- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
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- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
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- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
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- **2023-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0537 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e82bc159-9cf2-4973-8a98-9db43f8840aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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