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type: "Bill"
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title: "HEARING INSTRUMENT LICENSING"
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description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2026. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires that the Department of Public Health use the International Hearing Society's licensure exam in licensing hearing instrument dispensers. Provides that the Department of Public Health determine an exam administration fee by rule to add to the exam fee of the International Hearing Society. Requires that licensed hearing instrument dispensers earn at least one hour of continuing education credit in Illinois law and ethics. Provides that continuing education offered by a college, university, or bar association, the International Hearing Society, the Illinois Academy of Audiology, or the Illinois Hearing Society regarding Illinois law and ethics shall be accepted toward satisfaction of this continuing education requirement. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 731"
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citation: "Illinois SB 731 (99th)"
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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: 49
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2015-02-03"
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last_action: "2015-07-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9cec787-166f-44b8-8e59-1651824cb17c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=731&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85829&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "fc2b82f8608e010502659ef060d4de24929db3d0c3fe70577dc155cc75e34642"
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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 731 (99th) — HEARING INSTRUMENT LICENSING
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Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2026. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires that the Department of Public Health use the International Hearing Society's licensure exam in licensing hearing instrument dispensers. Provides that the Department of Public Health determine an exam administration fee by rule to add to the exam fee of the International Hearing Society. Requires that licensed hearing instrument dispensers earn at least one hour of continuing education credit in Illinois law and ethics. Provides that continuing education offered by a college, university, or bar association, the International Hearing Society, the Illinois Academy of Audiology, or the Illinois Hearing Society regarding Illinois law and ethics shall be accepted toward satisfaction of this continuing education requirement. Effective immediately.
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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=09900SB0731&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85829&DocNum=731&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0731eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85829&DocNum=731&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0731enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85829&DocNum=731&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
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- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-19** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-12** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
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- **2015-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
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- **2015-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
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- **2015-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
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- **2015-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
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- **2015-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 28, 2015
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- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
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- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2015
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- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0204 `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/f9cec787-166f-44b8-8e59-1651824cb17c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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