Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1973

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any licensee disciplined under a licensure Act administered by the Division of Professional Regulation for an offense relating to the failure to pay taxes, child support, or student loans or relating to continuing education or advertising may file a petition with the Department on forms provided by the Department, along with the required fee of $200, to have the records of that offense removed from public view on the Department's website if certain conditions are met. Provides that nothing shall prohibit the Department from using a previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or from releasing records of a previous discipline upon request from law enforcement, other governmental body, or the public. Provides that removal of records of a disciplinary offense from the Department's website shall not be considered a vacating or expunging of the offense from the licensee's disciplinary record. Effective immediately.

Removes the ability of a person or entity licensed under the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002 to be able to petition the Department to have disciplinary actions expunged from the record of the Division of Professional Regulation.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. In provisions concerning fee splitting, removes language allowing an entity organized under the Limited Liability Company Act to practice optometry through or within any form of legal entity authorized to conduct business in Illinois or from pooling, sharing, dividing, or apportion the professional fees and other revenues. Provides that a licensed hospital or hospital affiliate or an entity that is a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center owned by an Illinois-licensed physician or optometrists may practice optometry through or within any form of legal entity authorized to conduct business in Illinois or apportionate professional fees or revenues. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0563

Date	Chamber	Action
2/17/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz
2/17/2011	House	First Reading
2/17/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2011	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/10/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/11/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
3/11/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/15/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2011	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Health Care Licenses Committee; 003-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/16/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/16/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/7/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/7/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/7/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/7/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/12/2011	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/12/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/12/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
4/13/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-032-001
4/14/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011
4/15/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
4/22/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/22/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
5/5/2011	Senate	Postponed - Licensed Activities
5/10/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
5/10/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/10/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
5/13/2011	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
5/19/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/19/2011	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
5/19/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
5/19/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/19/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
5/22/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 043-000-000
5/22/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/22/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/23/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
5/23/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/27/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
5/28/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 006-000-000
5/31/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 105-011-000
5/31/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2011	House	Effective Date August 25, 2011
8/25/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0563

	Deletes reference to:
	20 ILCS 2105/2105-207 new

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 80/24.2