# Illinois HB1706: NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT Illinois HB1706, NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Yolonda Morris (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-08-06 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1706-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1706 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-08-06, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering - Sponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: health care licenses - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Provides that the State may not share with or disclose to the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators or any other state any of the contents of a nationwide criminal history records check conducted for the purpose of multistate licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact. Provides that an employer who employs nurses, as defined in the Article, shall provide the nurses under its employment with the opportunity to obtain the required continuing education hours. Requires that nurses subject to the Nurse Licensure Compact complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per every 2-year license renewal cycle. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse. Adds provisions concerning employer attestations. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Elik (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jed Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norine K. Hammond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Regan Deering (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terra Costa Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thaddeus Jones (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House ## Actions (34) - 2025-08-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering (House) - 2025-04-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-21: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House) - 2025-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-02-19: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House) - 2025-02-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1706ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1706.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1706ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1706.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1706-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).