---
type: "Bill"
title: "DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. Provides that a \"medically prescribed diet\" may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his or her practice. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1229"
citation: "Illinois SB 1229 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89db06da-fb16-4c32-9291-683dd5652af8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1229&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71420&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "34be55b3e97513c785bb1fab47a4acb8e58eacbe4e4de6783e152c114d44d29d"
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 1229 (98th) — DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST-VARIOUS

Amends the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. Provides that a "medically prescribed diet" may only be performed as initiated by or in consultation with a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 acting within the scope of his or her practice. 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=09800SB1229&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71420&DocNum=1229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1229eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71420&DocNum=1229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1229enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71420&DocNum=1229&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-07** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-02-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2013-02-28** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2013-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2013
- **2013-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2013
- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0148 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89db06da-fb16-4c32-9291-683dd5652af8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).