# Illinois SB3265: DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA Illinois SB3265, DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mattie Hunter (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-27 (Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3265-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB3265 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-03-27, Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: assignments, licensed activities - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that "community health center" means a migrant health center, community health center, health care program for the homeless or for residents of public housing supported under the federal Public Health Service Act, or FQHC, including an FQHC Look-Alike, as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that operates at least one federally designated primary health care delivery site in Illinois. Provides that "physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches and does not include a chiropractic physician. In provisions concerning acts constituting the practice of dental hygiene, provides that a public health dental hygienist may not administer local anesthesia except as provided in the amendatory provisions. Provides that a dental hygienist practicing in a community health center may administer local anesthetics upon the successful completion of a training program approved by the Department and under the general supervision of a dentist as long as the community health center: (i) has adopted written policies and procedures establishing supervision by a dentist or physician at the time the local anesthetics are administered, and (ii) ensures that a dentist or physician is physically present in the clinic at the time the local anesthetics are administered. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Emil Jones, III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (21) - 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Postponed - Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Licensed Activities (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-03: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265sam002.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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB3265sam002.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-SB3265-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).