HR0334 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
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 |