# Illinois HB3019: DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION Illinois HB3019, DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0028); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3019-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3019 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0028 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: health care licenses, assignments, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (379 yes, 87 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 15 ## Summary Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Illinois Dental Practice Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2036. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In the definition of "branches of dentistry", adds oral and maxillofacial pathology, dental public health, oral medicine, and orofacial pain to the included specialties. Creates a temporary dental hygiene license for dental students who meet certain requirements. Provides that a licensee holding a temporary dental hygiene license must practice under the supervision of a dentist. Provides that the temporary dental hygiene license is active for one year from its issuance date. Changes the implementation deadline for an order regarding the services that are necessary to be performed on a patient who is in a State or federal prison and who cannot travel to a dental office to 180 days of the order's issuance (rather than 45 days of the order's issuance). Removes language providing that provisions concerning public health dentistry are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families gain stronger autism coverage protections: benefit, medium. Affected policies amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after December 12, 2008 must cover autism diagnosis and treatment for people under 21. The law replaces the fixed $36,000 annual maximum with a maximum adjusted yearly using medical-care inflation. It bars visit limits, applies ordinary medic… - Families get doula and midwife coverage: benefit, medium. Insurers must cover specified pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn services from perinatal doulas and licensed certified professional midwives. Covered services include home births, home visits, support during labor, abortion or miscarriage, and necessary home-birth equipment and supplies. For doula… - Health plan spending reports protect rebates: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, insurers must file annual reports showing how premiums fund care, quality improvements, and other costs. Illinois must publish the reports, including copies of federal medical loss ratio reports. Calculations exclude taxes, regulatory fees, profits, executive pay above ba… - Less prior approval for mental care: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, plans cannot require prior approval for covered outpatient or partial-hospital mental health care from authorized providers, including supervised trainees. Other insurers may set notice deadlines of 2 business days for outpatient care and 48 hours for partial hospitalizat… - Longer postpartum coverage with fewer copays: benefit, medium. Affected policies amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 must cover postpartum care as an essential benefit. Coverage continues for 12 months after pregnancy ends, with comparable coverage required when the insured changes policies. Plans must offer high-risk pregnancy c… - Mental care networks face access deadlines: benefit, medium. Mental health and addiction networks must provide outpatient access within 30 minutes and 30 miles in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Elsewhere, the limits are 60 minutes and 60 miles. Initial appointments must be available within 10 business days and follow-ups within 20 busi… - Mental health help after pregnancy loss: benefit, medium. The law extends specified mental health and substance use treatment benefits to covered people after miscarriage or stillbirth. Insurers cannot reduce or deny these benefits because the person has other related or unrelated diagnoses. Pregnancy- and postpartum-related treatment also receives the ap… - More workers get mental health protections: benefit, medium. Group health policies covering illness must cover medically necessary mental health and substance use treatment under parity rules. The mandate is no longer limited to policies that pay based on expenses incurred. State, county, municipal, and school district employee plans are expressly included.… - Patients face fewer denied treatment bills: benefit, medium. For qualifying behavioral health care at participating providers, later denials generally cannot leave patients owing charges through the denial date. Patients still owe applicable copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles. Protection against later denials generally covers the first 72 inpatient hou… - Patients gain stronger provider network protections: benefit, medium. After a good-faith search using the directory and contacting the plan and provider, patients can obtain required network exceptions. Qualifying barriers include provider shortages, unreasonable distance or delays, and a preferred provider’s conscience-based refusal. The service cannot cost more tha… - Patients get faster inpatient mental care: benefit, medium. Plans cannot require prior approval for covered inpatient hospital mental health treatment at participating providers. If the provider reports admission and the initial treatment plan within 48 hours, the first 72 hours avoid ongoing review. Providers must prepare discharge plans and arrange contin… - Travel help when care networks fail: benefit, medium. For plan years beginning January 1, 2026 or later, qualifying behavioral health network exceptions bring reasonable travel, food, and lodging reimbursement. Food and lodging use federal daily rates; vehicle travel uses the current IRS mileage rate. Insurers must explain potential eligibility and cl… - Addiction care gains safeguards; definitions change: mixed, medium. Insurers may require treatment-start notice within 2 business days; Medicaid managed care uses a 24-hour contractual notice process. Medicaid providers get one extra business day when the plan cannot accept notice within that period. Ongoing review cannot begin before the deadline, and earlier part… - Treatment appeals change alongside review safeguards: mixed, medium. Insurers and providers must supply records supporting medical necessity; the law removes the required dispute review by a jointly selected provider. Permitted reviews must follow statutory safeguards and accepted treatment standards, including addiction-care criteria and independent professional me… - Managed care oversight and refund rules: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, additional insurance rules apply to HMOs and voluntary health services plan corporations. These include applicable insurer spending-report and mental health parity requirements. State review of mergers, acquisitions, and sales affecting over 10% of HMO enrollees focuses o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thaddeus Jones (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs | pass | 84 | 32 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 84 | 32 | | | 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; | pass | 8 | 4 | | | 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; | pass | 8 | 4 | | | 2025-05-29 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 45 | 11 | | | 2025-05-15 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (79) - 2025-07-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0028 (House) - 2025-07-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-07-01: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-31: House Concurs (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 084-032-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-032-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-004-000 (House) - 2025-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-004-000 (House) - 2025-05-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee (House) - 2025-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee (House) - 2025-05-30: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 (House) - 2025-05-29: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-29: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Third Reading - Passed; 045-011-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones (House) - 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019sam002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3019sam002.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3019-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).