Illinois · Senate Bill 3265 · 104th General Assembly

DENTAL HYGIENIST-ANESTHESIA

SB 3265 Sponsored by Mattie Hunter In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

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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.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  6. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  10. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
  11. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  13. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  1. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  2. CommitteePostponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  4. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Licensed Activities · Senate Licensed Activities
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  6. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

All 4 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.