republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4593.md

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Bill	DFPR - VOLUNTEER LICENSE	Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation with the authority to grant volunteer licenses to licensed health care professionals. Defines "volunteer practice" and provides that a health care professional practicing under a volunteer license shall engage only in volunteer practice. Further provides that a volunteer license shall be granted in accordance with the requirements of the licensing Act that applies to the health care professional's given field of health care practice and that the licensure fee shall be waived.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 4593	Illinois HB 4593 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	44	2	2014-02-04	2014-06-23	openstates	ocd-bill/6ab88cb0-1357-43ed-9b7b-4568625533ca	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4593&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79145&SessionID=85&GA=98	d6d5691b3ffbcb2b80c73dbf992277acd5df9fae4af4643e676c14125eeb6dc3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4593 (98th) — DFPR - VOLUNTEER LICENSE

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation with the authority to grant volunteer licenses to licensed health care professionals. Defines "volunteer practice" and provides that a health care professional practicing under a volunteer license shall engage only in volunteer practice. Further provides that a volunteer license shall be granted in accordance with the requirements of the licensing Act that applies to the health care professional's given field of health care practice and that the licensure fee shall be waived.

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

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski filing
• 2014-02-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-02-18 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2014-02-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2014-02-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
• 2014-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
• 2014-03-25 House Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-25 House Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2014-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2014-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2014-04-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2014-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2014-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 reading-1
• 2014-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2014-04-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-08 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-04-23 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions referral-committee
• 2014-05-01 Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2014
• 2014-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
• 2014-05-23 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
• 2014-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-06-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-06-23 Effective Date June 23, 2014
• 2014-06-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0659 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6ab88cb0-1357-43ed-9b7b-4568625533ca. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).