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Bill Status of HB5066 95th General Assembly

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Short Description: OPTOMETRIC PRAC-OCULAR DEVICES

House Sponsors
Rep. Angelo Saviano - Sandra M. Pihos - Kevin Joyce - Thomas Holbrook

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. William Delgado)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 80/3

from Ch. 111, par. 3903

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to restrict the dispensing and sale by an optometrist of ocular devices, such as contact lenses, that contain and deliver ocular pharmaceutical agents permitted for use or prescription under the Act.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
2/13/2008	House	First Reading
2/13/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2008	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/4/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee
3/4/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote
3/4/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 011-000-000
3/5/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/5/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
4/1/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
4/2/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
4/2/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
4/3/2008	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/3/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2008
4/10/2008	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
4/16/2008	Senate	First Reading
4/16/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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