Illinois Senate Bill 1504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 14 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0043
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Removes provisions allowing for a limited one year optometry practice license for applicants in a residency program. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to audit applicants within 12 months of renewal of license to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements, unless other means are used to verify total compliance. Allows the use of testimonials in advertisements of optometric services. Allows licensees to use the words "hospital", "school", and "university" in connection with the place where optometry may be practiced or demonstrated if the licensee is employed by and practicing at a location that is licensed as a hospital or accredited as a school or university. Makes other changes.

OPTOMETRY ACT-VARIOUS

Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]
Rep. Margo McDermed [R]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]	Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]

2015-05-13 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-14 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-14	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0043
2015-07-14	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2016
2015-07-14	Senate	Governor Approved
2015-06-11	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2015-05-13	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2015-05-13	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2015-05-06	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-05-06	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-04-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-04-29	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
2015-04-22	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2015-04-22	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2015-04-22	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2015-04-21	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2015-04-21	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2015-04-20	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2015-04-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-16	House	First Reading
2015-04-16	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2015-04-14	House	Arrived in House
2015-04-14	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2015-03-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
2015-03-24	Senate	Second Reading
2015-03-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
2015-03-19	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
2015-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2015-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
2015-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
2015-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	80	12	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	80	16	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	80	22	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	80	24	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1504&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1504.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1504eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1504enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0043.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1504sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB1504_04142015_019000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900SB1504_05132015_018000T.pdf