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type: "Bill"
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title: "EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASST"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Allows a dental assistant, after being authorized by a dentist, to remove loose, broken, or irritating orthodontic appliances on a patient of record for the purpose of eliminating pain or discomfort. Provides that dental assistants who have undergone certain training may hold themselves out as expanded function dental assistants. Sets forth the training requirements for expanded function dental assistants and the services that may be provided. Provides that any procedure completed by an expanded function dental assistant must be approved by the supervising dentist and examined prior to dismissal of the patient. Sets forth certain limits on expanded function dental assistants."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 589"
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citation: "Illinois SB 589 (100th)"
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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: 58
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-24"
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last_action: "2017-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8ecfd4e-1be9-4f6b-bfdc-cc0827ac2303"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=589&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100544&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "76ece84b8df9b67da42889e8e8953146527441633232046d318385d6308849f2"
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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 589 (100th) — EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASST
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Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Allows a dental assistant, after being authorized by a dentist, to remove loose, broken, or irritating orthodontic appliances on a patient of record for the purpose of eliminating pain or discomfort. Provides that dental assistants who have undergone certain training may hold themselves out as expanded function dental assistants. Sets forth the training requirements for expanded function dental assistants and the services that may be provided. Provides that any procedure completed by an expanded function dental assistant must be approved by the supervising dentist and examined prior to dismissal of the patient. Sets forth certain limits on expanded function dental assistants.
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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=10000SB0589&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100544&DocNum=589&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0589eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100544&DocNum=589&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0589enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100544&DocNum=589&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
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- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
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- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `filing`
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- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-01** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-02-09** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2017-02-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-02-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-02-16** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2017
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- **2017-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
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- **2017-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000
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- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
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- **2017-05-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Anderson `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2017-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2017-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
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- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
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- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
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- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-26** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0215 `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/d8ecfd4e-1be9-4f6b-bfdc-cc0827ac2303`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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