---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5991"
citation: "Illinois HB 5991 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/507b2c8b-1e35-4e6a-b190-97397d2fa6ae"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5991&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51680&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f366dd17fa1d4b5987ceaa170147f79bd7ec88a2b5cca20a5d235c2e9bb6ff27"
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 5991 (96th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09600HB5991&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51680&DocNum=5991&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5991eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51680&DocNum=5991&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5991enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51680&DocNum=5991&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-12** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 26, 2010
- **2010-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Licenses Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1158 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/507b2c8b-1e35-4e6a-b190-97397d2fa6ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).