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SB3265 - 104th General Assembly

DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA
Last Action
3/27/2026 - Senate: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 25/4
225 ILCS 25/18
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that "community health center" means a migrant health center, community health center, health care program for the homeless or for residents of public housing supported under the federal Public Health Service Act, or FQHC, including an FQHC Look-Alike, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that operates at least one federally designated primary health care delivery site in Illinois. Provides that "physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches and does not include a chiropractic physician. In provisions concerning acts constituting the practice of dental hygiene, provides that a public health dental hygienist may not administer local anesthesia except as provided in the amendatory provisions. Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist as long as the community health center: (i) has adopted written policies and procedures establishing supervision by a dentist or physician at the time the local anesthetics are administered, and (ii) ensures that a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic at the time the local anesthetics are administered.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/03/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/03/2026 Senate First Reading
2/03/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/25/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2/26/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/26/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/03/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
3/05/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
3/06/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/06/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/10/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
3/10/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
3/13/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
3/25/2026 Senate Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/25/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/25/2026 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/26/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
3/27/2026 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments