Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0378

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 80/24

from Ch. 111, par. 3924

320 ILCS 20/4

from Ch. 23, par. 6604

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Provides that willfully failing to report an instance of suspected abuse or neglect (instead of child abuse or neglect) as required by law (instead of as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act) is grounds for disciplinary action against an optometrist. Provides that any optometrist who willfully fails to report suspected elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect shall be referred to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for disciplinary action.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
2/9/2009	House	First Reading
2/9/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2009	House	Assigned to Aging Committee
2/20/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Aging Committee; 018-000-000
2/20/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/20/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2/24/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/24/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
2/25/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
3/17/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/17/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
3/18/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/18/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/18/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
3/18/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/18/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Consumer Protection
4/30/2009	Senate	Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
4/30/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
5/12/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0378

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