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Bill OPTOMETRY ACT-VARIOUS Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Removes provisions allowing for a limited one year optometry practice license for applicants in a residency program. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to audit applicants within 12 months of renewal of license to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements, unless other means are used to verify total compliance. Allows the use of testimonials in advertisements of optometric services. Allows licensees to use the words "hospital", "school", and "university" in connection with the place where optometry may be practiced or demonstrated if the licensee is employed by and practicing at a location that is licensed as a hospital or accredited as a school or university. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th SB 1504 Illinois SB 1504 (99th)
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Illinois SB 1504 (99th) — OPTOMETRY ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Removes provisions allowing for a limited one year optometry practice license for applicants in a residency program. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to audit applicants within 12 months of renewal of license to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements, unless other means are used to verify total compliance. Allows the use of testimonials in advertisements of optometric services. Allows licensees to use the words "hospital", "school", and "university" in connection with the place where optometry may be practiced or demonstrated if the licensee is employed by and practicing at a location that is licensed as a hospital or accredited as a school or university. Makes other changes.

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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — primary (person)
  • Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant filing
  • 2015-02-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-03-03 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions referral-committee
  • 2015-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
  • 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
  • 2015-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
  • 2015-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-14 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2015-04-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2015-04-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2015-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  • 2015-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
  • 2015-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  • 2015-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
  • 2015-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-13 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0043 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38ee3ae1-ddbb-402e-9989-22cecbbe2338. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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