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type: "Bill"
title: "HEARING INSTRUMENT EXTENSION"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that an applicant for a license to dispense, test, select, recommend, fit, or service prescription hearing aids may take the written licensing examination no more than 4 times in any consecutive 12-month period. Allows a trainee license to be renewed once for an additional 6 months (was non-renewable). Provides that the changes to the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 3345"
citation: "Illinois HB 3345 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Theresa Mah"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1f1b0fa-1439-4623-b783-4a6c1225e7a5"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3345&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161841&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "bf1b77101fe5b60c524ad78512447e9859dc88ba982bc34ac6a8e3f266419c95"
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 3345 (104th) — HEARING INSTRUMENT EXTENSION
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that an applicant for a license to dispense, test, select, recommend, fit, or service prescription hearing aids may take the written licensing examination no more than 4 times in any consecutive 12-month period. Allows a trainee license to be renewed once for an additional 6 months (was non-renewable). Provides that the changes to the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Health Care Licenses — **140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities — **70** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `filing`
- **2025-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-11** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2025-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
- **2025-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2025-06-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-06-01** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025; some provisions
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date June 1, 2026; some provisions
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0296 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1f1b0fa-1439-4623-b783-4a6c1225e7a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).