HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER Senate SponsorsSen. Iris Y. Martinez House Sponsors(Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.) 8/19/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0847 225 ILCS 7/4Amends the Board and Care Home Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning exemptions from other Acts.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:225 ILCS 7/4Adds reference to:225 ILCS 50/8from Ch. 111, par. 7408Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that an initial license applicant to be a hearing instrument dispenser must demonstrate the successful completion of specific academic undergraduate coursework or an equivalent program as determined by the Department of Public Health (rather than just specific academic undergraduate coursework).House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a person applying for an initial license to be a hearing instrument dispenser must, along with other requirements, complete 3 semester hours of anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism (rather than the speech and hearing mechanism). Provides that the applicant may complete an equivalent program as determined by the Department of Public Health that is consistent with the practice of a hearing instrument dispenser as defined in the Act. Adds an immediate effective date.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to:220 ILCS 5/13-703from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-703Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes: Provides that a person applying for an initial license to be a hearing instrument dispenser must, along with other requirements, complete 3 semester hours of anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism (rather than the speech and hearing mechanism). Provides that the applicant may complete an equivalent program as determined by the Department of Public Health that is consistent with the practice of a hearing instrument dispenser as defined in the Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a hearing care professional, as defined in the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, may certify subscribers as having a speech or hearing disability with respect to the provision of telecommunications devices capable of servicing the need of those subscribers. Removes licensed physicians and audiologists from the list of persons who may make the certification. Adds immediate effective date. 1/28/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/28/2015SenateFirst Reading 1/28/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/18/2015SenateAssigned to Executive 3/26/2015SenateDo Pass Executive; 016-000-000 3/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015 4/15/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/15/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015 4/24/2015SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015 5/15/2015SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 10/8/2015SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As October 20, 2015 10/10/2015SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 4/5/2016SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/12/2016SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 4/12/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016 4/12/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/12/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/13/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions 4/14/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 4/14/2016SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/14/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez 4/14/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016 4/18/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 045-000-000 4/18/2016HouseArrived in House 4/19/2016HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 4/19/2016HouseFirst Reading 4/19/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/26/2016HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/5/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 5/5/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/9/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/11/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote 5/11/2016HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 5/11/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/11/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 5/11/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 5/16/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/18/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 5/19/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 5/19/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/25/2016SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 5/25/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 26, 2016 5/26/2016SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/26/2016SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/26/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/26/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/26/2016SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions 5/26/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions 5/30/2016SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000 5/30/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000 5/31/2016SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000 5/31/2016SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000 5/31/2016SenateSenate Concurs 5/31/2016SenatePassed Both Houses 6/29/2016SenateSent to the Governor 8/19/2016SenateGovernor Approved 8/19/2016SenateEffective Date August 19, 2016 8/19/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0847