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Bill	OPTOMETRIC-ADMINISTER VACCINES	Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a licensed optometrist may independently administer the influenza vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccine, or the shingles vaccine upon completion of the required training. Provides that vaccinations for influenza and COVID-19 shall be limited to patients 5 years of age and older. Provides that the shingles vaccine shall be administered to patients pursuant to guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides that vaccines must be administered by the optometrist and cannot be delegated to an assistant. Provides that vaccination shall be documented in the patient's record and shall include: the vaccine administered; the site of injection; the name, dose, manufacturer, lot number, and beyond-use date of the vaccine; the name and address of the patient's primary health care provider named by the patient; a notation that the patient was presented with the appropriate vaccine information statement prior to administration of each vaccine; and any adverse events that followed the vaccination. Requires that the optometrist must complete the necessary training and certification unless the optometrist has completed the training required under a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation on March 24, 2021. Provides that an optometrist administering immunizations may also initiate and administer epinephrine or diphenhydramine by injection or the treatment of a severe allergic reaction to an immunization. Provides that vaccines ordered and administered in accordance with the amendatory Act shall be covered and reimbursed at no less than the rate the vaccine is reimbursed when ordered and administered by a physician. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 4929	Illinois HB 4929 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Laura M. Murphy Theresa Mah	4	35	2	2022-01-25	2022-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/9d1e712b-1774-4c7f-9085-9a1aa58c9114	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4929&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139390&SessionID=110&GA=102	e9ae1998ac5cca5cc85718acf2b5b7ca0cab596a600778e45b46ea99722868cc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4929 (102nd) — OPTOMETRIC-ADMINISTER VACCINES

Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a licensed optometrist may independently administer the influenza vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccine, or the shingles vaccine upon completion of the required training. Provides that vaccinations for influenza and COVID-19 shall be limited to patients 5 years of age and older. Provides that the shingles vaccine shall be administered to patients pursuant to guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides that vaccines must be administered by the optometrist and cannot be delegated to an assistant. Provides that vaccination shall be documented in the patient's record and shall include: the vaccine administered; the site of injection; the name, dose, manufacturer, lot number, and beyond-use date of the vaccine; the name and address of the patient's primary health care provider named by the patient; a notation that the patient was presented with the appropriate vaccine information statement prior to administration of each vaccine; and any adverse events that followed the vaccination. Requires that the optometrist must complete the necessary training and certification unless the optometrist has completed the training required under a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation on March 24, 2021. Provides that an optometrist administering immunizations may also initiate and administer epinephrine or diphenhydramine by injection or the treatment of a severe allergic reaction to an immunization. Provides that vaccines ordered and administered in accordance with the amendatory Act shall be covered and reimbursed at no less than the rate the vaccine is reimbursed when ordered and administered by a physician. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
• Theresa Mah — primary (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah filing
• 2022-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-01-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2022-02-09 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
• 2022-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
• 2022-02-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2022-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2022-03-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2022-03-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-03-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-03-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2022-03-22 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2022-03-25 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
• 2022-03-30 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
• 2022-03-30 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2022
• 2022-03-31 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-03-31 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
• 2022-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-13 Effective Date May 13, 2022
• 2022-05-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0788 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9d1e712b-1774-4c7f-9085-9a1aa58c9114. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).