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type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2008 to January 1, 2019. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2179"
citation: "Illinois SB 2179 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-12-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3720f571-2b72-4fda-bdce-74d71df39631"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2179&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35915&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ca5927d6aebae74810a2cbd44d0304e9df7130ec5e2c156e95d91270250c3db0"
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 2179 (95th) — MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT-SUNSET
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from December 31, 2008 to January 1, 2019. 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=09500SB2179&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35915&DocNum=2179&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2179eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35915&DocNum=2179&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2179enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35915&DocNum=2179&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **490** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2008-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-06** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008
- **2008-11-06** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-11-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-11-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2008-11-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-11-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-11-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) December 15, 2008; 01
- **2008-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-11-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-12-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-12-11** Sponsor Removed Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-12-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-12-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2008-12-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-12-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-12-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 049-000-000
- **2008-12-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-18** Effective Date December 18, 2008
- **2008-12-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1018 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3720f571-2b72-4fda-bdce-74d71df39631`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).