HR0334 - 104th General Assembly

ELIMATE MPJE REQUIREMENT
Last Action

5/31/2025 - House: Resolution Adopted
Synopsis As Introduced

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).
Actions

Date Chamber Action
5/13/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
5/14/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
5/20/2025 House Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
5/29/2025 House Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000
5/29/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
5/29/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
5/31/2025 House Resolution Adopted