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type: "Bill"
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title: "NURSES-LIC BY ENDORSEMENT"
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description: "Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state or territory of the United States may, in lieu of taking and passing the examination required by the Department, have passed a state, regional, or national examination that is substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the examination given by the Department, if the applicant has actively practiced nursing in another state or territory of the United States for 2 of the preceding 3 years without having his or her license acted against by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 78"
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citation: "Illinois SB 78 (93rd)"
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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: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-01-22"
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last_action: "2003-08-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc70d75a-5a47-4155-9d8c-0c87b9532541"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=78&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=525&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "bbff1a72510d8894a587abb2e94a08c85f90889b5b54cf62c3fc86f9e4fea9f9"
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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 SB 78 (93rd) — NURSES-LIC BY ENDORSEMENT
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Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state or territory of the United States may, in lieu of taking and passing the examination required by the Department, have passed a state, regional, or national examination that is substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the examination given by the Department, if the applicant has actively practiced nursing in another state or territory of the United States for 2 of the preceding 3 years without having his or her license acted against by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction. Effective immediately.
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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=09300SB0078&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=525&DocNum=78&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0078eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=525&DocNum=78&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0078enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=525&DocNum=78&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
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- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-01-22** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
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- **2003-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-01-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
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- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Licensed Activities
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- **2003-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-02-28** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2003
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- **2003-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2003-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
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- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2003-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2003-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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- **2003-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2003-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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- **2003-04-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2003-04-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
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- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
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- **2003-05-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-08-12** Filed Without Signature
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- **2003-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0519 `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/bc70d75a-5a47-4155-9d8c-0c87b9532541`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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