republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/sb-277.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EXECUTIONS-MEDICAL PERSONNEL"
description: "Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Deletes language providing that the disciplinary provisions of the Act do not apply to persons who carry out or assist in executions of death sentences. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant sentenced to death shall be executed by lethal injection until death is pronounced by a coroner who is not a licensed physician. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish procedures for an execution by rule. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not request, require, or allow a health care practitioner licensed in Illinois to participate in an execution. Provides that, in confidential investigations by the Department of Professional Regulation, the Department of Corrections shall disclose the names and license numbers of health care practitioners participating or performing ancillary functions in an execution to the Department of Professional Regulation and the Department of Professional Regulation shall forward those names and license numbers to the appropriate disciplinary boards. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 277"
citation: "Illinois SB 277 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-05"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/084a590d-c6c6-40e4-8cd1-139622890d74"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=277&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=1924&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "b655258228122d33c0d5b04aca6f202157e0ed2dd05777c4cf8655785bdd1def"
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 277 (93rd) — EXECUTIONS-MEDICAL PERSONNEL

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Deletes language providing that the disciplinary provisions of the Act do not apply to persons who carry out or assist in executions of death sentences. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant sentenced to death shall be executed by lethal injection until death is pronounced by a coroner who is not a licensed physician. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish procedures for an execution by rule. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall not request, require, or allow a health care practitioner licensed in Illinois to participate in an execution. Provides that, in confidential investigations by the Department of Professional Regulation, the Department of Corrections shall disclose the names and license numbers of health care practitioners participating or performing ancillary functions in an execution to the Department of Professional Regulation and the Department of Professional Regulation shall forward those names and license numbers to the appropriate disciplinary boards. 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=09300SB0277&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1924&DocNum=277&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0277eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1924&DocNum=277&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0277enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=1924&DocNum=277&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2003-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-02-27** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Passed; 041-007-006 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2003-03-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date July 24, 2003
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0379 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/084a590d-c6c6-40e4-8cd1-139622890d74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).