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type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SERVICES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that medical services provided under the medical assistance program may include dental services provided by an individual licensed to practice dentistry or dental surgery and that \"dental services\" means diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of a dentist in the practice of his or her profession. Provides that dental services for persons who are participating in education, training, or employment programs operated by the Department of Human Services shall be provided by or under the supervision of a dentist (instead of providing that such dental services shall include but not be limited to prosthodontics)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1497"
citation: "Illinois SB 1497 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95f54595-7301-49a2-a3bc-1bff31ca7160"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1497&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=43326&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a3a1077aff46b06b63b358fb2c66b4b974d03838eeeb75156180d024eb0d3f51"
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 SB 1497 (96th) — DHFS-MEDICAID-DENTAL SERVICES
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that medical services provided under the medical assistance program may include dental services provided by an individual licensed to practice dentistry or dental surgery and that "dental services" means diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of a dentist in the practice of his or her profession. Provides that dental services for persons who are participating in education, training, or employment programs operated by the Department of Human Services shall be provided by or under the supervision of a dentist (instead of providing that such dental services shall include but not be limited to prosthodontics).
## 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=09600SB1497&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43326&DocNum=1497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1497eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43326&DocNum=1497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1497enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=43326&DocNum=1497&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1092** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Re-assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0156 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95f54595-7301-49a2-a3bc-1bff31ca7160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).