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type: "Bill"
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title: "HEALTH CARE LICENSE SUSPENSION"
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description: "Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that health care workers licensed by the State be automatically and indefinitely suspended at such time as the final trial proceedings are concluded whereby a licensee has been adjudicated and found guilty, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of the State, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United States of America for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of their profession, or arising out of any investigation thereof, and for any offense in which defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, or any other health insurance provider is an essential element, whether or not sentence is imposed. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act to make similar changes concerning hearing instrument dispensers licensed under the Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 1359"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1359 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-04"
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last_action: "2015-07-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfdbaf80-79e0-4498-afb4-6aad2a262353"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1359&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=86027&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "e763bc5b90c4e4cfb45f02c6a60571b83ed80f77de68b0db6b08c54e0341c49e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1359 (99th) — HEALTH CARE LICENSE SUSPENSION
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that health care workers licensed by the State be automatically and indefinitely suspended at such time as the final trial proceedings are concluded whereby a licensee has been adjudicated and found guilty, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of the State, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United States of America for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of their profession, or arising out of any investigation thereof, and for any offense in which defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, or any other health insurance provider is an essential element, whether or not sentence is imposed. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act to make similar changes concerning hearing instrument dispensers licensed under the Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1359&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86027&DocNum=1359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1359eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86027&DocNum=1359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1359enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86027&DocNum=1359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **61–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
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- **2015-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
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- **2015-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
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- **2015-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2015-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-000-032 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
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- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
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- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
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- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-31** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0211 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfdbaf80-79e0-4498-afb4-6aad2a262353`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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