---
type: "Bill"
title: "SUNSET-ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date for the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2020. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2440"
citation: "Illinois HB 2440 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09f984e6-cfb9-410c-b16e-0a23a778dca1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2440&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44601&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "cfeac50bdff2ad09a1e27c6482fdd8080c95f640353ed19b39d96e706a9b2fcb"
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 2440 (96th) — SUNSET-ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date for the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2020. 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=09600HB2440&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44601&DocNum=2440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2440eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44601&DocNum=2440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2440enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44601&DocNum=2440&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2009-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Held in Licensed Activities
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Licensed Activities
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0682 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09f984e6-cfb9-410c-b16e-0a23a778dca1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).