Illinois House Bill 4978

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In provisions concerning the qualifications of applicants for dental licenses and dental hygienist licenses, provides that each applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has passed the integrated National Board Dental Examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and has successfully completed an examination conducted by the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS) or the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX). Provides that an applicant who has passed the integrated National Board Dental Examination or the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, respectively, and who has, prior to January 1, 2026, successfully completed an examination conducted by the States Resources for Testing and Assessments, Inc. (SRTA) (formerly, Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc.), the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB), the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA), or the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) shall be eligible to apply for licensure. In provisions concerning examinations for dental licensure, provides that both theoretical and psychomotor (rather than practical) examinations shall be of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the applicant to practice dentistry. In provisions concerning expanded function dental assistants, provides that a dental assistant may perform certain services if the dental assistant has completed the training requirements for the service or services. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.

DENTAL LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS

Rep. Bob Morgan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-19	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-19	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000
2026-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
2026-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
2026-03-04	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-04	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
2026-03-04	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	25	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	25	17.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	25	9	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4978&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207708&DocName=10400HB4978&DocNum=4978&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166362&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=209573&DocName=10400HB4978ham001&DocNum=4978&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166362&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=