# Illinois SB1463: DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION Illinois SB1463, DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0103); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1463-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1463 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0103 - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: assignments, licensed activities, health care licenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (182 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## 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 - Dental applicants can work before licensing: benefit, medium. Illinois general dentist and dental hygienist applicants can work while their license applications are pending. They must pass the state-approved exam, give employers official written proof, submit their applications, and pay the required fees. They must work under tasks delegated by a licensed gen… - Assistants keep providing limited children's dental care: benefit, low. The law keeps trained dental assistants' authority to remove tartar above the gumline and place temporary fillings after January 1, 2026. For tartar removal, patients must be 17 or younger, without gum disease, medical complications, or special needs. They must qualify for Medicaid, be uninsured, o… - Public health dental care continues for patients: benefit, low. The law removes January 1, 2026 deadlines that ended the public health dental hygienist service rules and supervision framework. Certified hygienists can continue providing preventive care and screenings in community settings under written agreements with dentists. Patients must qualify for Medicai… - Dentists gain four recognized specialty areas: benefit, low. The law adds four areas to the dental specialties recognized in Illinois. They are oral and maxillofacial pathology, dental public health, oral medicine, and orofacial pain. This expands the statutory list used for dental practice and licensing. - Prison patients face longer dental care deadlines: cost, medium. Dental hygiene orders for patients in state or federal prisons can take up to 180 days to carry out. The usual deadline is 45 days after the order is issued. This rule covers patients unable to travel to a dental office because of illness, infirmity, or imprisonment. A dentist must examine and diag… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0103 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date August 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-02: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-04-04: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-31: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463sam001.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/SB/PDF/10400SB1463eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1463sam001.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-SB1463-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).