---
type: "Bill"
title: "PODIATRIC ACT-DEFINITIONS"
description: "Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes changes to the definitions of \"podiatric medicine\" and \"human foot\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2925"
citation: "Illinois HB 2925 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e1ad5b0-2dfd-42cc-ba08-57928806a608"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2925&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89044&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "10a942325da14d82316bbb734ea0938e4a957e6dfcbd9110b4e25ee58510dadb"
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 2925 (99th) — PODIATRIC ACT-DEFINITIONS

Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes changes to the definitions of "podiatric medicine" and "human foot".

## 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=09900HB2925&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89044&DocNum=2925&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2925eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89044&DocNum=2925&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2925enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89044&DocNum=2925&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
- **2015-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Esther Golar
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-001
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0225 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e1ad5b0-2dfd-42cc-ba08-57928806a608`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).