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+type: "Bill"
+title: "GEOLOGIST LICENSING ACT-SUNSET"
+description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Professional Geologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2026. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "99th"
+identifier: "SB 749"
+citation: "Illinois SB 749 (99th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2015-02-03"
+last_action: "2015-07-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9a923b3-df45-4981-811f-0e618807e89f"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=749&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85897&SessionID=88&GA=99"
+source_hash: "fbfb0db4bf8d718f2b16c0be18d8fb00926e41560d21e64479dce61c75fad11c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 749 (99th) — GEOLOGIST LICENSING ACT-SUNSET
+
+Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Professional Geologist Licensing Act from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0749&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85897&DocNum=749&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0749eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85897&DocNum=749&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0749enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85897&DocNum=749&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2015-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
+- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
+- **2015-02-19** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
+- **2015-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
+- **2015-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
+- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
+- **2015-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
+- **2015-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2015-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
+- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
+- **2015-05-13** Passed Both Houses
+- **2015-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2015-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2015-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2015
+- **2015-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0026 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9a923b3-df45-4981-811f-0e618807e89f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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