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Bill	NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS	Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Authorizes scholarships for registered nurses pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and to students in areas identified as designated shortage areas. Provides that 20% of scholarships shall be for recipients pursuing graduate degrees and reduces percentages for other recipients. Removes provisions concerning scholarships for pursuing a hospital-based diploma in nursing.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 2756	Illinois SB 2756 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	68	2	2004-02-05	2004-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/52f68eec-07fb-473e-8c94-c6c95a0eba30	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2756&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9592&SessionID=3&GA=93	566b0001c7e0fc789ed1eb70344395fdfbec54d87ca1a5e98b97ac746adf9a18	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2756 (93rd) — NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS

Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Authorizes scholarships for registered nurses pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and to students in areas identified as designated shortage areas. Provides that 20% of scholarships shall be for recipients pursuing graduate degrees and reduces percentages for other recipients. Removes provisions concerning scholarships for pursuing a hospital-based diploma in nursing.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
• Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
• Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
• Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
• Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Reid Lindner — cosponsor (person)
• Ralph C. Capparelli — cosponsor (person)
• Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
• Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Ruth Munson — cosponsor (person)
• Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
• William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
• William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2004-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan filing
• 2004-02-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-02-05 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-02-18 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2004-02-26 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
• 2004-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan amendment-introduction
• 2004-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
• 2004-03-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
• 2004-03-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2004-03-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2004-03-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2004-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2004-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan, J. amendment-passage
• 2004-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
• 2004-03-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2004-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2004-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
• 2004-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2004-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2004-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2004-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-03-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2004-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-29 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
• 2004-03-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2004-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-04-02 Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee referral-committee
• 2004-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2004-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
• 2004-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2004-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2004-04-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-04-28 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2004-04-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
• 2004-05-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-11 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2004-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2004-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-08-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-08-06 Effective Date January 1, 2005
• 2004-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0879 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/52f68eec-07fb-473e-8c94-c6c95a0eba30. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).