---
type: "Bill"
title: "DENTAL CARE-ELECTRONIC BILLING"
description: "Amends the Uniform Electronic Transactions in Dental Care Billing Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027 (instead of 2025), no dental plan carrier is required to accept from a dental care provider eligibility for a dental plan transaction or dental care claims or equivalent encounter information transaction. Sets forth exemptions from the requirements of the Act, and requires a dental care provider who is exempt from the requirements of the Act to file a form with the Department of Insurance indicating the applicable exemption. Requires each dental plan carrier to establish a portal that provides certain benefit and billing information. Requires a dental plan carrier to establish an electronic portal that allows dental care providers to submit claims electronically and directly to the dental care provider; accept attachments in an electronic format with the initial electronic claim's submission; and provide remittance advice with the corresponding payment. Provides that nothing in the Act requires a dental care provider to only accept electronic payment from a dental plan carrier. Provides that dental plan carriers shall allow alternative forms of payment, without additional fees or charges, to a dental care provider, if requested. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 5317"
citation: "Illinois HB 5317 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Syverson", "Robert \"Bob\" Rita"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41b9cc02-c6d8-44b6-be26-292eb58cb52b"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5317&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153538&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "f20fc8e046814f5b398d16eea43955f5e1c40b58f8a60dec03ad56b41e5c2551"
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 HB 5317 (103rd) — DENTAL CARE-ELECTRONIC BILLING

Amends the Uniform Electronic Transactions in Dental Care Billing Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027 (instead of 2025), no dental plan carrier is required to accept from a dental care provider eligibility for a dental plan transaction or dental care claims or equivalent encounter information transaction. Sets forth exemptions from the requirements of the Act, and requires a dental care provider who is exempt from the requirements of the Act to file a form with the Department of Insurance indicating the applicable exemption. Requires each dental plan carrier to establish a portal that provides certain benefit and billing information. Requires a dental plan carrier to establish an electronic portal that allows dental care providers to submit claims electronically and directly to the dental care provider; accept attachments in an electronic format with the initial electronic claim's submission; and provide remittance advice with the corresponding payment. Provides that nothing in the Act requires a dental care provider to only accept electronic payment from a dental plan carrier. Provides that dental plan carriers shall allow alternative forms of payment, without additional fees or charges, to a dental care provider, if requested. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5317.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5317eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5317ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5317ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5317enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Insurance — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Insurance — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — primary (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — primary (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita `filing`
- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-12** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 013-000-000
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-19** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2024-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-30** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-08** Do Pass Insurance; 010-000-000
- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date July 19, 2024
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0705 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41b9cc02-c6d8-44b6-be26-292eb58cb52b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).