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type: "Bill"
title: "OPTOMETRIC PRAC-OCULAR DEVICES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2396"
citation: "Illinois HB 2396 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16f747ad-d40e-4fc3-ac8a-c2cf66aebf31"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2396&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44512&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "fc8c5622a6f0f83087bf9729f6543d7631d4276f62decf84ff4271468b899bcc"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2396&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44512&DocNum=2396&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2396eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44512&DocNum=2396&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2396enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44512&DocNum=2396&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16f747ad-d40e-4fc3-ac8a-c2cf66aebf31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).