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type: "Bill"
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title: "HEARING INSTRUMENTS-PROTECTION"
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description: "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)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 2811"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2811 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-01-30"
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last_action: "2014-08-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c643226-69c4-4257-b969-200410e3fe00"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2811&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78736&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "9914bc0ee5de459be345f3a9a9dae9de674d4d51f584413178808741193fa629"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2811 (98th) — HEARING INSTRUMENTS-PROTECTION
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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).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2811&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78736&DocNum=2811&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2811eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78736&DocNum=2811&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2811enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78736&DocNum=2811&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
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- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
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- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
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- **2014-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-06** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014
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- **2014-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2014
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- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2014-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2014-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
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- **2014-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
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- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
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- **2014-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-08** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2015
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- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0827 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c643226-69c4-4257-b969-200410e3fe00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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