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Bill IL OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE ACT Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Replaces the requirement for licensees to apply for additional licenses in order to practice optometry at more than one address with the new requirement that licensees report to the Department every additional location where the licensee engages in the practice of optometry. Provides that failure to report a practice location or registering a location where a licensee does not practice constitutes a violation of the Act. In a provision concerning license renewal, provides that all licensees on March 31, 2010 without a certification of completion of an oral pharmaceutical course as required by the Act shall be placed on non-renewed status and may only be renewed after the licensee meets those requirements established by the Department. Provides that licensees may apply for expungement from their disciplinary record any offense relating to the failure to complete continuing education requirements, the failure to have an ancillary license, or the failure to report a practice location if they meet certain conditions. Repeals a Section concerning limited optometry licenses. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 2286 Illinois HB 2286 (96th)
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Illinois HB 2286 (96th) — IL OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE ACT

Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Replaces the requirement for licensees to apply for additional licenses in order to practice optometry at more than one address with the new requirement that licensees report to the Department every additional location where the licensee engages in the practice of optometry. Provides that failure to report a practice location or registering a location where a licensee does not practice constitutes a violation of the Act. In a provision concerning license renewal, provides that all licensees on March 31, 2010 without a certification of completion of an oral pharmaceutical course as required by the Act shall be placed on non-renewed status and may only be renewed after the licensee meets those requirements established by the Department. Provides that licensees may apply for expungement from their disciplinary record any offense relating to the failure to complete continuing education requirements, the failure to have an ancillary license, or the failure to report a practice location if they meet certain conditions. Repeals a Section concerning limited optometry licenses. Makes other changes.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1160 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Dan Reitz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz filing
  • 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  • 2009-02-23 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  • 2009-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz amendment-introduction
  • 2009-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2009-03-30 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
  • 2009-04-02 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Assigned to Consumer Protection referral-committee
  • 2009-04-30 Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
  • 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
  • 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-14 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2010
  • 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0270 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c74f7a50-e972-4d2c-98a3-089992210bd3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).