# Illinois HR0334: ELIMATE MPJE REQUIREMENT

Illinois HR0334, ELIMATE MPJE REQUIREMENT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Natalie A. Manley (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-05-31 (Resolution Adopted) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HR0334
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: ELIMATE MPJE REQUIREMENT
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Last action: 2025-05-31, Resolution Adopted
- Sponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: health care licenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Urges the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), in consultation with the Illinois Board of Pharmacy, to eliminate the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as a requirement for pharmacist licensure in the State of Illinois. Encourages the IDFPR and the Illinois Board of Pharmacy to consider alternative approaches to ensuring pharmacists' understanding of state-specific laws and rules, including continuing education, attestation statements, or integration of jurisprudence content within the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX).

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Stephens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terra Costa Howard (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-31: Resolution Adopted (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard (House)
- 2025-05-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House)
- 2025-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House)
- 2025-05-29: Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House)
- 2025-05-14: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-05-13: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0334.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0334.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0334-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).