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type: "Bill"
title: "HEARING INSTRUMENT-RECIPROCITY"
description: "Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Department shall grant reciprocity to a hearing instrument dispenser who has a valid license, or its equivalent, from another state which has an examination that is comparable to the examination required under the Act and who has been actively practicing as a hearing instrument dispenser for at least 3 months or is certified by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2443"
citation: "Illinois HB 2443 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d259a6b-5ede-47ec-8536-1797b8a64eec"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2443&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44605&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9209fd8abd11a4200904232cf0e10c7244f2abb6a986581312b3c0b0c24023a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 2443 (96th) — HEARING INSTRUMENT-RECIPROCITY
Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Department shall grant reciprocity to a hearing instrument dispenser who has a valid license, or its equivalent, from another state which has an examination that is comparable to the examination required under the Act and who has been actively practicing as a hearing instrument dispenser for at least 3 months or is certified by the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2443&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44605&DocNum=2443&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2443eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44605&DocNum=2443&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2443enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44605&DocNum=2443&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **480** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1180** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2009-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2009-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Licenses Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-04-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Held in Consumer Protection
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
- **2009-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Consumer Protection; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0683 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d259a6b-5ede-47ec-8536-1797b8a64eec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).