---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID-EYEGLASSES-SURGERY"
description: "Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision limiting medical assistance recipients to one pair of adult eyeglasses every 2 years, provides that the limitation does not apply to an individual who needs different eyeglasses following a surgical procedure such as cataract surgery. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2909"
citation: "Illinois HB 2909 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72ada40f-c543-4307-a6f0-c846cb9d7da7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2909&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104410&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "61b68de34f228ae71331d7b7a595dcb2c866c67b6a12f9c0ecb615352366cc45"
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 2909 (100th) — MEDICAID-EYEGLASSES-SURGERY

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision limiting medical assistance recipients to one pair of adult eyeglasses every 2 years, provides that the limitation does not apply to an individual who needs different eyeglasses following a surgical procedure such as cataract surgery. 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=10000HB2909&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104410&DocNum=2909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2909eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104410&DocNum=2909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2909enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104410&DocNum=2909&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-03-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0135 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72ada40f-c543-4307-a6f0-c846cb9d7da7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).