---
type: "Bill"
title: "DENTAL-FACULTY LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Changes references to \"restricted faculty license\" to references to \"faculty license\". Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2631"
citation: "Illinois SB 2631 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4a9337c-de0e-4d45-962f-66d817c46e99"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2631&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109723&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "e4ed1bbfb66a0c52935f2f925223213fdda4a5b8d3e13488c178cb23e31d2993"
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 2631 (100th) — DENTAL-FACULTY LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Changes references to "restricted faculty license" to references to "faculty license". Makes conforming changes.

## 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=10000SB2631&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109723&DocNum=2631&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2631eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109723&DocNum=2631&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2631enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109723&DocNum=2631&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2018-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-03-01** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-12** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2018
- **2018-04-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2018-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000
- **2018-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-04-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Jones `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0976 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4a9337c-de0e-4d45-962f-66d817c46e99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).