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| Bill | HEARING INSTRUMENTS-PROTECTION | Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Replaces the term "hearing-impaired" with "deaf or hard of hearing" throughout the Act. Provides that a business organization, before dispensing a hearing instrument, shall inform the prospective user of the hearing instrument that an earmold impression taken by a licensed hearing instrument dispenser or licensed audiologist (rather than an earmold impression taken only by a licensed hearing instrument dispenser) is needed for proper fitting. Adds certification by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences and has been actively practicing for a minimum of 5 years to the list of criteria for license reciprocity. Makes changes to the application qualifications under the Act; provides that an applicant shall hold an associate's degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution of higher education that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or meets the U.S. Department of Education equivalency as determined through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member, and that the applicant is required to obtain a license within 12 months after passing either the written or practical examination, whichever is passed first (rather than both). Provides that a trainee license expires 12 months from the date of issue (rather than 6 months from the date of issue). | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 2811 | Illinois SB 2811 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2014-01-30 | 2014-08-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/0c643226-69c4-4257-b969-200410e3fe00 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2811&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78736&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 9914bc0ee5de459be345f3a9a9dae9de674d4d51f584413178808741193fa629 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2811 (98th) — HEARING INSTRUMENTS-PROTECTION
Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Replaces the term "hearing-impaired" with "deaf or hard of hearing" throughout the Act. Provides that a business organization, before dispensing a hearing instrument, shall inform the prospective user of the hearing instrument that an earmold impression taken by a licensed hearing instrument dispenser or licensed audiologist (rather than an earmold impression taken only by a licensed hearing instrument dispenser) is needed for proper fitting. Adds certification by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences and has been actively practicing for a minimum of 5 years to the list of criteria for license reciprocity. Makes changes to the application qualifications under the Act; provides that an applicant shall hold an associate's degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution of higher education that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or meets the U.S. Department of Education equivalency as determined through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member, and that the applicant is required to obtain a license within 12 months after passing either the written or practical examination, whichever is passed first (rather than both). Provides that a trainee license expires 12 months from the date of issue (rather than 6 months from the date of issue).
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 104–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-01-30 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
filing - 2014-01-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-01-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-02-11 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
referral-committee - 2014-03-06 Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014
- 2014-03-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2014
- 2014-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-04-01 Arrived in House
introduction - 2014-04-07 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2014-04-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-04-07 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-23 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2014-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- 2014-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- 2014-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2014-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2014-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- 2014-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-08 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-06 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-01 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-01 Effective Date January 1, 2015
- 2014-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0827
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0c643226-69c4-4257-b969-200410e3fe00. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).