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type: "Bill"
title: "NURSE-COLLABORATION-PRESCRIBE"
description: "Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Eliminates the requirement for a written collaborative agreement for all advanced practice nurses. Eliminates the requirement for an anesthesia plan for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Removes references to a written collaborative agreement and anesthesia plan throughout the Act. Repeals certain Sections of the Act and a Section of the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 concerning written collaborative agreements. Amends various other Acts to make related changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 421"
citation: "Illinois HB 421 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26b29ce7-8be8-48ad-8a96-4d9fffb2b095"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=421&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84781&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e81701a2351e93d4670a07355639af715f6ca2ddb67f0b75d03558661660d211"
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 HB 421 (99th) — NURSE-COLLABORATION-PRESCRIBE
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Eliminates the requirement for a written collaborative agreement for all advanced practice nurses. Eliminates the requirement for an anesthesia plan for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Removes references to a written collaborative agreement and anesthesia plan throughout the Act. Repeals certain Sections of the Act and a Section of the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 concerning written collaborative agreements. Amends various other Acts to make related changes. 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=09900HB0421&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84781&DocNum=421&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0421eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84781&DocNum=421&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0421enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84781&DocNum=421&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2015-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-02-13** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2015-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2015-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Sponsor Removed Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2015
- **2015-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0173 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26b29ce7-8be8-48ad-8a96-4d9fffb2b095`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).