---
type: "Bill"
title: "PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS"
description: "Amends various Acts by changing \"podiatrist\" to \"podiatric physician\". Also makes revisory changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1388"
citation: "Illinois HB 1388 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ece3409-65d2-48e9-8470-695cc7ad8cdb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1388&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72112&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e953c0a36b0b66dd49cad08b93f4a7758e343eb0888aa78215fb55bbd2708e08"
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 1388 (98th) — PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS

Amends various Acts by changing "podiatrist" to "podiatric physician". Also makes revisory changes. 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=09800HB1388&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72112&DocNum=1388&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1388eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72112&DocNum=1388&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1388enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72112&DocNum=1388&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2013-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0214 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ece3409-65d2-48e9-8470-695cc7ad8cdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).