---
type: "Bill"
title: "BD OF HEALTH-ADD OPTOMETRIST"
description: "Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds an optometrist to the State Board of Health."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3484"
citation: "Illinois SB 3484 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce3226a3-aa9c-42a3-bbef-3548c41f98f8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3484&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65112&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "330bd10e74ff59f3a50c21f16275dfb81c486515c0e21800e4619cf7486e40fa"
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 3484 (97th) — BD OF HEALTH-ADD OPTOMETRIST

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds an optometrist to the State Board of Health.

## 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=09700SB3484&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65112&DocNum=3484&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3484eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65112&DocNum=3484&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3484enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65112&DocNum=3484&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dena M. Carli — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2012-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2012-04-25** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0810 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce3226a3-aa9c-42a3-bbef-3548c41f98f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).