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type: "Bill"
title: "RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT"
description: "Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 973"
citation: "Illinois SB 973 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-11"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d01d4b2-b3b7-43fa-b640-43c06436c306"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=973&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86418&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "8abb7ab7874fc759542c2928557d508482c01c4f0cf4d6ab9bdfcac16f0f71b6"
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 973 (99th) — RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE ACT
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning definitions.
## 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=09900SB0973&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86418&DocNum=973&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0973eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86418&DocNum=973&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0973enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86418&DocNum=973&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2015-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2015-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2015-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2015
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0230 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d01d4b2-b3b7-43fa-b640-43c06436c306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).