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type: "Bill"
title: "NURSE ACT-PRESCRIBE SCHED II"
description: "Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a collaborating physician or podiatrist may, but is not required to, delegate prescriptive authority to an advanced practice nurse as part of a written collaborative agreement of Schedule II (instead of III) through V controlled substances. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2255"
citation: "Illinois SB 2255 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c52fefd-df95-4ed7-af96-0c2120170c9b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2255&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58456&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "c47e6fafa70f9af5cfd202a8e2b128da65e8d921b3f97edd4f0f478da0bf36ea"
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 2255 (97th) — NURSE ACT-PRESCRIBE SCHED II
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a collaborating physician or podiatrist may, but is not required to, delegate prescriptive authority to an advanced practice nurse as part of a written collaborative agreement of Schedule II (instead of III) through V controlled substances. 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=09700SB2255&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58456&DocNum=2255&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2255eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58456&DocNum=2255&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2255enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58456&DocNum=2255&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2011-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Licensed Activities
- **2011-03-17** Held in Licensed Activities
- **2011-03-18** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2011-05-10** Re-referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2011-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2011-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2011
- **2011-05-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2011-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-27** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Health Care Licenses Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-27** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 064-052-000
- **2011-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2011-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2011-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0358 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c52fefd-df95-4ed7-af96-0c2120170c9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).