# Illinois HB3345: HEARING INSTRUMENT EXTENSION Illinois HB3345, HEARING INSTRUMENT EXTENSION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0296) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3345-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3345 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HEARING INSTRUMENT EXTENSION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0296 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: health care licenses, assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (192 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028. Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Provides that an applicant for a license to dispense, test, select, recommend, fit, or service prescription hearing aids may take the written licensing examination no more than 4 times in any consecutive 12-month period. Allows a trainee license to be renewed once for an additional 6 months (was non-renewable). Provides that the changes to the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hearing aid protections extended two years: benefit, low. The law extends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act for two years. Its scheduled repeal moves from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028. This keeps its consumer protections and rules for hearing instrument businesses in place during that time. - Hearing aid trainees get more license time: benefit, low. A hearing instrument dispenser trainee license expires 12 months after it is issued. Trainees can renew it once for six more months. - Hearing aid license applicants face test limits: cost, low. Applicants for a hearing instrument dispenser license can take the written licensing test no more than four times in any consecutive 12-month period. This limits how often applicants can retry the test to qualify for a license. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 114 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0296 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date June 1, 2026; some provisions (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date August 15, 2025; some provisions (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-06-01: Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-06-01: 3/5 Vote Required (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345.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/10400HB3345eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3345.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-HB3345-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).