---
type: "Bill"
title: "OPTOMETRY PRAC ACT-CAPTION"
description: "OPTOMETRY PRAC ACT-CAPTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 603"
citation: "Illinois SB 603 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 78
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-29T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b2d159c-1866-413e-968b-7c8979458c6e"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "7adfd58daaadf9b90eaa8df74e05ed1e11aae2e22fa41dd05e9a4fc21eff30a2"
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 603 (90th) — OPTOMETRY PRAC ACT-CAPTION

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0603** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0603LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CHURCHILL — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIANO — cosponsor (person)
- WATSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LICENSED ACT. `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 007-000-000 SLIC
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-06
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-12
- **1997-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR CHURCHILL
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REG & REG `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 025-000-000 HREG
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SAVIANO
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CHURCHILL
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURKE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURKE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HREG
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HREG
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HREG/013-000-003
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-SAVIANO
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HREG
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(A) HFA 1,3
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-005-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 02
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02-WATSON
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 02
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 02/SAVIANO
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 02
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MOORE,EUGENE,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** HANNIG, CURRIE,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SAVIANO
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/WATSON,
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** BURZYNSKI, KARPIEL
- **1997-05-23T00:00:00-05:00** JACOBS, MOLARO
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/WATSON
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/WATSON
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SLIC
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/SAVIANO
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/WATSON
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SLIC/006-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/WATSON
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/055-001-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/118-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-29T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-29T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-07-29
- **1997-07-29T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0253

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b2d159c-1866-413e-968b-7c8979458c6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).