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Bill	OPTOMETRIC PRAC-OCULAR DEVICES	Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to restrict the dispensing and sale by an optometrist of ocular devices, such as contact lenses, that contain and deliver ocular pharmaceutical agents permitted for use or prescription under the Act.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 2396	Illinois HB 2396 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	27	2	2009-02-19	2009-08-14	openstates	ocd-bill/16f747ad-d40e-4fc3-ac8a-c2cf66aebf31	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2396&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44512&SessionID=76&GA=96	fc8c5622a6f0f83087bf9729f6543d7631d4276f62decf84ff4271468b899bcc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2396 (96th) — OPTOMETRIC PRAC-OCULAR DEVICES

Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to restrict the dispensing and sale by an optometrist of ocular devices, such as contact lenses, that contain and deliver ocular pharmaceutical agents permitted for use or prescription under the 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano filing
• 2009-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-19 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
• 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 reading-1
• 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2009-03-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-15 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2009-04-23 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0461 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16f747ad-d40e-4fc3-ac8a-c2cf66aebf31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).